Saara Kuugongelwa

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National Assembly of Namibia
Assumed office
1995
Personal details
Born (1967-10-12) 12 October 1967 (age 56)
SWAPO
Alma materLincoln University
OccupationPolitician

Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 12 October 1967) is a Namibian politician who has served as the

Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2015.[1]
She is the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Namibia.

Kuugongelwa-Amadhila holds a Hon. Doctorate in Public Finance and MSC in Financial Economics. She was Economist, Office of the President in 1995 and Director General of National Planning Commission from 1995 to 2003.[2]

Early life and education

Saara Kuugongelwa was born on 12 October 1967 in

MSc in financial economics.[4][5]

Political career

Kuugongelwa-Amadhila returned to Namibia following her graduation from Lincoln University and took a position as economist in the Office of the President under

parliament at the age of 27, and made her director general of the National Planning Commission,[4] a position in the rank of a minister. In 2003 Nujoma promoted her to Minister of Finance.[6][7]

Alongside President Hage Geingob, she was sworn in as the 4th Prime Minister of Namibia on 21 March 2015.[8] She is the first woman to hold the position.[6]

In May 2016, she took part in "A Conversation with The Right Honourable Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia," a moderated discussion with

Wilson Center's Women in Public Service Project, the Wilson Center Africa Program, and the Constituency for Africa.[9] She has spoken about gender equality on numerous occasions, including during Malian Prime Minister Modibo Keita's visit and in a speech (read by Christine Hoebes on her behalf) at the 10th Namibian Women's Summit where she stated that it would take 70 years to close the gender pay gap across Africa.[10][11]

Personal life

Kuugongelwa is married to businessman Onesmus Tobias Amadhila.[7]

Awards and recognition

On Heroes' Day 2014, she was conferred the Most Brilliant Order of the Sun, Second Class.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Saara". Namibian Parliament. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "THE PRIME MINISTER OF REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA". OPM.gov.na. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. ^ a b Graham Hopwood:Who's Who, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Saara - Swapo Namibian Institute for Democracy Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Saara". Government of Namibia. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Profile: Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila". New Era. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  7. ^ a b Mongudhi, Tileni; Smith, Sonja (17 June 2022). "Kuugongelwa-Amadhila eyes presidential throne". The Namibian. pp. 1, 6. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  8. ^ Shinovene Immanuel and Theresia Tjihenuna, "Emotional transition" Archived 2022-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, The Namibian, 23 March 2015.
  9. ^ "A Conversation with The Right Honourable Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia". WilsonCenter.org. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Gender equity vital to sustained growth". Namibia Economist. 19 August 2016.
  11. ^ Kahiurika, Ndanki (15 August 2016). "70 years to close gender gap – PM". The Namibian. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Namibians honoured by President". New Era. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance
2003–2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Namibia
2015–present 		Incumbent
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