Speaker of the National Assembly

SWAPO Party
Legislative Profile Member of the Constituent Drafting Committee 1989 – 1990; Member of Constituent Assembly 1989 – 1990; Member of the National Assembly since 1990; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Information and Broadcasting 1990-2002;Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia 2002 – 2005; Speaker of the National Assembly since 2005;President of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) 2008 – 2011;Honorary President of the IPU since 2011;
Personal Born on 23 January 1938 at Usakos, Erongo Region
Education Teaching Diploma from the Augustineum Training College in Okahandja 1960; Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science at Temple University in Pennsylvania 1969; Advanced Postgraduate studies in International Relations at Temple University in Pennsylvania 1970 – 1971; Awarded an Honorary Doctor of Law Degree from the University of Namibia, in recognition of his outstanding leadership in the field of foreign policy and diplomacy 1999.
Career Teacher 1960 – 1962; SWAPO’s Associate Representative to the United Nations (UN) and the Americas 1964 – 1972; Head of SWAPO’s Mission to the UN 1972 – 1986;
Interests Foreign Relations; Reading and Writing