Esther Muinjangue | |
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Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services | |
Assumed office March 2020 | |
Preceded by | Juliet Kavetuna |
President of National Unity Democratic Organisation | |
Assumed office March 2019 | |
Preceded by | Asser Mbai |
Personal details | |
Born | Windhoek, Namibia | 17 August 1962
Political party | NUDO |
Alma mater | Academy of Tertiary Education (now University of Namibia) (BA Sci) University of Pretoria (Masters in Social Work) University of Stellenbosch (PhD) |
Esther Utjiua Muinjangue (born 17 August 1962) is a Namibian politician and the president of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO), a party which occupies two seats in the National Assembly of Namibia and one seat in the National Council of Namibia. In addition, she is the first woman to lead a political party in Namibia, and the country's first female presidential candidate.[1] She was appointed as the country's deputy minister of health and social services in March 2020 by Namibian president Hage Geingob. She has for a long time been advocating for social workers’ role in many aspects of people’s lives and at different levels.[2]