Utoni Nujoma
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
|---|---|
| In office 21 March 2010 – 4 December 2012 | |
| President | Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Preceded by | Marco Hausiku |
| Succeeded by | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
| Deputy Minister of Justice | |
| In office 4 December 2004 – 21 March 2010 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Utoni Daniel Nujoma 8 September 1952 SWAPO |
| Relations | Aaron Mushimba (uncle) |
| Parent(s) | Sam Nujoma (father, born 1929) Kovambo Nujoma (mother, born 1933) |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick Lund University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Utoni Daniel Nujoma (born 8 September 1952) is a Namibian politician who serves as Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation since March 2020. He has served in various government ministerial positions in the government since 2010.
Nujoma is also a member of both the central committee and the politburo of SWAPO. He is the first born son of Namibia's founding President Sam Nujoma, who was in office as president from 1990 to 2005, and Kovambo Nujoma, the former First Lady of Namibia.
Education and early life
Nujoma was born in
Augustineum but was expelled in 1972 due to his political activity. In May 1974, Nujoma and his two brothers John and Sacky left to join their father in exile in Angola.[1][2]
In 1974, Nujoma was sent to the
Political career
Nujoma served as deputy permanent secretary in the
National Assembly of Namibia and became Deputy Minister of Justice in 2004.[2] He received the second highest number of votes in the election for members of the central committee at SWAPO's November 2007 congress.[5]
Nujoma was promoted to
Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2010.[2] In the wake of the December 2012 SWAPO congress and the subsequent cabinet reshuffle, Nujoma became Minister of Justice, succeeding Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana.[6] Nujoma was appointed as Minister of Land Reform by president Hage Geingob in March 2015.[7] In 2020, he was appointed to lead the Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation.[8]
References
- ^ Hopwood, Graham. Guide to Namibian Politics, 2007 edition. Namibia Institute for Democracy, Windhoek, 2007
- ^ a b c d "Nujoma, Utoni". Parliament of Namibia. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Amupadhi, Tangeni (29 August 2002). "Few surprises in CC vote". The Namibian.
- ^ "The ruling party's new Central Committee". The Namibian. 27 August 2002. Archived from the original on 9 March 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Maletzky, Christof (3 December 2007). "Few surprises in CC vote". The Namibian.
- ^ Shipanga, Selma; Immanuel, Shinovene (5 December 2012). "Transition team picked". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Geingob announces Cabinet" Archived 2 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine, The Namibian, 20 March 2015.
- ^ Nakatana, Festus (23 March 2020). "Geingob drops Cabinet surprises". New Era Live. Retrieved 13 April 2020.