Marco Hausiku
Richard Kapelwa Kabajani | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Hampie Plichta |
| Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation | |
| In office 21 March 1990 – 1992 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Prime Minister | Hage Geingob |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Richard Kapelwa Kabajani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1953 Okavango Region, South West Africa |
| Died | 26 August 2021 (aged 67) |
| Political party | SWAPO |
Marco Mukoso Hausiku (25 November 1953 – 26 August 2021) was a Namibian politician who was Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia from 2010 to 2015.[1]
Previously he served as
Life and career
Hausiku was born on 25 November 1953 in
Hausiku received the 16th highest number of votes, 345, in the election to the central committee of SWAPO at the party's August 2002 congress.[7] He was SWAPO's Secretary for External Relations as of January 2008.[8]
Amidst a push for new faces in the National Assembly, Hausiku opted not to seek a spot on the SWAPO list for the 2014 election.[9] After leaving parliament, he was designated as rector of the Swapo Party School, which was launched in May 2016. He was intended to serve as rector in an interim capacity for the school's first year.[10][11]
Death
Haufiku died on 26 August 2021 aged 68, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia,[12] from post-COVID-19 complications.[13] He was buried at Heroes' Acre outside Windhoek on 11 September.[14]
References
- ^ "Former Deputy Prime Ministers". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia.
- ^ a b c Profile at Namibian Parliament website, retrieved 5 July 2022. Archived 14 September 2003 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ List of members of the Constituent Assembly, parliament.gov.na.
- ^ Entry at the Contemporary Africa Database Archived 4 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Aug 2002 - Namibia", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 48, August 2002, Namibia, page 44,924.
- ^ "Nujoma appoints new foreign minister", Agence France-Presse, 27 May 2004.
- ^ "The ruling party's new Central Committee" Archived 9 March 2003 at the Wayback Machine, The Namibian, 27 August 2002. "The Namibian | Local News | the ruling party's new Central Committee". Archived from the original on 9 March 2003. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Christof Maletsky, "Surprise changes in Swapo" Archived 15 August 2007 at archive.today, The Namibian, 29 January 2008.
- ^ "SPYL hails Swapo list", New Era, 2 September 2014.
- ^ Tuyeimo Haidula, "Hausiku back in limelight ... former deputy prime minister appointed interim Swapo school rector" Archived 15 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine, The Namibian, 24 May 2016, p.1
- ^ "Don’t doubt Swapo School – Geingob", New Era, 24 May 2016.
- ^ Iikela, Sakeus (26 August 2021). "Swapo deputy SG Hausiku dies". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Muyamba, John (30 August 2021). "Namibia mourns Marco Hausiku". New Era.
- ^ Iikela, Sakeus (10 September 2021). "I don't want to claim Swapo members - Venaani". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.