Pohamba Shifeta

Pohamba Penomwenyo Shifeta (born 27 March 1968) is a Namibian politician. He is Namibia's Minister of Environment and Tourism since his appointment by president Hage Geingob in March 2015.

The Honourable
Pohamba Shifeta
MP
Shifeta in 2016
Minister of Environment and Tourism
Assumed office
21 March 2015
Preceded byUahekua Herunga
Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism
In office
4 December 2012 – 21 March 2015
Preceded byUahekua Herunga
Succeeded byJuliet Kavetuna
Deputy Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture
In office
21 March 2005 – 4 December 2012
Succeeded byJuliet Kavetuna
Personal details
Born (1968-03-27) 27 March 1968
Ongenga, Ohangwena Region
NationalityNamibian
Political party SWAPO
Alma materUniversity of Namibia, University of South Africa
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Early life and education

Shifeta was born at Ongenga in the Ohangwena Region. He had been active in the SWAPO-led National Union of Namibian Workers and Namibia National Students Organisation since 1988. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science at the University of Namibia in 1996. He has also been involved in the SWAPO Party Youth League.[1] Shifeta is an admitted full-time legal practitioner and completed a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree with the University of South Africa (Unisa).

Political career

Shifeta was first elected to the National Assembly of Namibia in 2004 as a SWAPO candidate. He was appointed as deputy Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture in March 2005, and he retained his position after the 2009 general election. In a December 2012 cabinet reshuffle, after the fifth SWAPO congress, Shifeta was moved to the post of deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism, working under Uahekua Herunga.[2]

In president Hage Geingob's cabinet, appointed in March 2015, Shifeta was promoted to minister of Environment and Tourism.[3]

References
  1. Pohamba Shifeta Archived 2012-02-17 at the Wayback Machine at Namibia Institute for Democracy
  2. Shipanga, Selma; Immanuel, Shinovene (5 December 2012). "Transition team picked". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. "Geingob announces Cabinet". The Namibian. 20 March 2015.


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