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Natalia ǀGoagoses

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Natalia ǀGoagoses
Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation
Assumed office
12 September 2023
PresidentHage Geingob
Nangolo Mbumba
Prime MinisterSaara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Preceded byVeno Kauaria
Deputy Minister of Urban and Rural Development
In office
21 April 2021 – 12 September 2023
Preceded byDerek Klazen
Succeeded byEveline !Nawases-Tayele
Personal details
Born (1962-01-21) 21 January 1962 (age 62)
Outjo, South West Africa (now Namibia)
OccupationPolitician

Natalia ǀGoagoses (born 21 January 1962) is a Namibian politician who has been a member of the National Assembly for SWAPO since 2020. Since 2023, she has served as Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation. She was also the deputy minister in the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development from April 2021 to September 2023.

Biography

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ǀGoagoses was born in Outjo on 21 January 1962.[1] She holds a Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) and a Master of Education (M. Ed.). She has worked as a teacher, education inspector, education director and, from 2013, head of the Erongo Regional Council.[1][2] In January 2020, she was appointed Deputy Chair of the Council for National Heritage.[3]

In March 2020, President Hage Geingob appointed ǀGoagoses as a non-voting member of the National Assembly.[4] On 21 April 2021, she was appointed deputy minister in the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development when her predecessor Derek Klazen moved to the Fisheries Ministry as minister.[1][5] On 12 September 2023, in a cabinet reshuffle, ǀGoagoses was appointed Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Goagoses, Natalia". Namibian Parliament. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. ^ "Nathalia /Goagoses heads Erongo Regional Council". The Namibian. 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  3. ^ Okeri Ngutjinazo (2020-01-24). "New Heritage Council board announced". The Namibian. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. ^ Hage Geingob (2020-03-22). "President Hage G. Geingob appoints the following persons as members of the National Assembly (Press release)". The Presidency. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  5. ^ Kuzeeko Tjitemisa (2021-04-22). "Geingob shuffles his pack … Kapofi gets defence, Klazen promoted". New Era. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  6. ^ Petersen, Shelleygan (12 September 2023). "Geingob reshuffles deputy ministers, sacks Kashikola". The Namibian. Only online edition.
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