Royal ǀUiǀoǀoo | |
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Deputy Minister of Marginalised People | |
Assumed office 21 March 2015 | |
President | Hage Geingob |
Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
Preceded by | Nickey Iyambo |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 September 1966 Tsumkwe |
Political party | SWAPO |
Royal Johan Kxao ǀUiǀoǀoo [note 1] [note 2] (born 30 September 1966) is a Namibian politician who is serving in the cabinet of Namibia as deputy Minister of Marginalised People since March 2015. [1] He was a member of Parliament as a SWAPO backbencher between 2000 and 2010, [2] and after that a special advisor in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. [3]
ǀUiǀoǀoo was born on 30 September 1966 in Tsumkwe in the Otjozondjupa Region. [2] He grew up in Botswana. Between 1991 and 1997 he worked as a teacher at different schools. In 2000 he finished his matric at NamCOL and holds a certificate in Linguistic Studies in African Languages. As of 2019 [update] he is enrolled at Unisa for a law degree. [4] [2]
ǀUiǀoǀoo is an ethnic ǃKung from Tsumkwe's Juǀʼhoan-speaking community, for which he is also a senior traditional officer. At the time he became a parliamentarian in 2000, he was the youngest ever SWAPO MP. He also was the first and only San to serve in Parliament. [5]
Royal ǀUiǀoǀoo | |
---|---|
Deputy Minister of Marginalised People | |
Assumed office 21 March 2015 | |
President | Hage Geingob |
Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
Preceded by | Nickey Iyambo |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 September 1966 Tsumkwe |
Political party | SWAPO |
Royal Johan Kxao ǀUiǀoǀoo [note 1] [note 2] (born 30 September 1966) is a Namibian politician who is serving in the cabinet of Namibia as deputy Minister of Marginalised People since March 2015. [1] He was a member of Parliament as a SWAPO backbencher between 2000 and 2010, [2] and after that a special advisor in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. [3]
ǀUiǀoǀoo was born on 30 September 1966 in Tsumkwe in the Otjozondjupa Region. [2] He grew up in Botswana. Between 1991 and 1997 he worked as a teacher at different schools. In 2000 he finished his matric at NamCOL and holds a certificate in Linguistic Studies in African Languages. As of 2019 [update] he is enrolled at Unisa for a law degree. [4] [2]
ǀUiǀoǀoo is an ethnic ǃKung from Tsumkwe's Juǀʼhoan-speaking community, for which he is also a senior traditional officer. At the time he became a parliamentarian in 2000, he was the youngest ever SWAPO MP. He also was the first and only San to serve in Parliament. [5]