Bernadus Swartbooi | |
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| Leader of the Landless People's Movement | |
| Assumed office 16 June 2018 | |
| Deputy Minister of Land Reform | |
| In office 21 September 2015 – 4 December 2016 | |
| President | Hage Geingob |
| Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
| Succeeded by | Priscilla Merjam Boois |
| Governor of ǁKaras Region | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| President | Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Prime Minister | Hage Geingob |
| Succeeded by | Lucia Basson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1977 Tses, South West Africa (now Namibia) |
| Political party | LPM (since 2017) SWAPO (until 2017) |
| Spouse | Moetie Swartbooi |
| Alma mater | University of Namibia |
Bernadus Clinton Swartbooi (born 11 October 1977) is a Namibian politician.
Swartbooi was governor of ǁKaras Region before being appointed as Namibia's deputy Minister of Land Reform in 2015 by President Hage Geingob, a position he subsequently was forced to resign from in January 2017.[1][2] On 27 July 2017, Swartbooi was removed from Parliament and resigned from SWAPO. In 2016 he formed the Landless People's Movement.
- ^ "Geingob fires Swartbooi". The Namibian. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019.
- ^ "President announces governors". The Namibian. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2017.