Otto Herrigel
Otto Herrigel | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 21 March 1990 – 10 April 1992 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Gert Hanekom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1937 University of Heidelberg University of Basel |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Otto Herrigel (27 June 1937 – 13 May 2013) was a
Minister of Finance
between 1990 and 1992.
Herrigel was born in
University of Heidelberg, and in 1971 obtained a doctoral degree from University of Basel, his thesis was about the demographic and economic development of South West Africa since 1921.[2]
A member of
Independence of Namibia, Herrigel worked as a businessman and farmer, before he was appointed Namibia's first Minister of Finance on 21 March 1990. Prominent businessman and then-Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Harold Pupkewitz commented "Dr Herrigel [is a] man of decision-making abilities and sound judgement".[3] Herrigel resigned in 1992, reportedly due to differences with president Sam Nujoma over fiscal policy and the procurement of a presidential aircraft. Afterwards Herrigel was on the board of the Bank of Namibia (1998-2008), and on the board of directors of TransNamib (2001-2002).[4]
Herrigel and his wife Karin raised two
German Democratic Republic.[4]
References
- ^ "Otto Herrigel verstorben". Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 17 May 2013. p. 3.
- ISBN 9789171062970.
- ISBN 9783631579954.
- ^ a b Menges, Werner (17 May 2013). "Former Finance Minister Otto Herrigel dies". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013.
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