Usutuaije Maamberua
Usutuaije Maamberua (born 5 August 1957) is a Namibian politician. He was the president of the South West Africa National Union (SWANU) from 2007[1] until 2017.[2] Maamberua has served in the National Assembly of Namibia since 2010.
Early life and education edit
Born in 1957 in Tsumeb, Maamberua earned three Master of Arts degrees (from the University of Namibia, Heriot-Watt University and the University of Southampton) and one Ph.D. (University of the Witwatersrand) in business and economics related fields.[3]
Politics edit
An accountant by training, Maamberua worked as the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Finance from 1997. In 2003, he was demoted to the Ministry of Prisons and Correctional Services. Shortly after receiving the demotion, Maamberua resigned to pursue other career opportunities.[4] He became head of the accounting department at the University of Namibia in 2007.
Maamberua was elected to the National Assembly in the November 2009 general election. Meanwhile, as SWANU's presidential candidate, Maamberua received 2,968 votes, which placed him eighth out of twelve candidates. He was re-elected to the National Assembly in the November 2014 parliamentary election; he was again the only SWANU candidate to win a seat.[5]
References edit
- ^ Namene, John-Colin (25 December 2023). "Ex-leader of Swanu dies". The Namibian.
- ^ Kooper, Lugeretzia (30 January 2019). "Discontent surfaces in Swanu". The Namibian. p. 5.
- ^ Profile afdevinfo.com
- ^ Prisons Permanent Secretary resigns sadocc.at, 4 September 2003
- ^ "So, who is going to parliament?", New Era, 2 December 2014.
External links edit
- Swanu Appeal For Socialism. Usutuaije Maamberua. The Namibian, 12 December 2008