Esther Muinjangue
Esther Utjiua Muinjangue is a Namibian politician and the president of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO), a party with two seats in the National Assembly of Namibia and one seat in the National Council of Namibia. She is the first woman to lead a political movement in Namibia, and the country's first female presidential candidate.[1] She was appointed the country's deputy minister of health and social services in March 2020 by Namibian president Hage Geingob.
Esther Muinjangue | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Political party | NUDO |
2019 Presidential election
In the 2019 Namibian general election where Muinjangue first ran as presidential candidate she only gathered 1.5% of the popular vote. As NUDO again gained two seats in Parliament, she will sit in the National Assembly as leader of her party.[2]
References
- Iileka, Sakeus (4 March 2019). "Nudo elects female president". The Namibian. p. 3.
- Iikela, Sakeus (2 December 2019). "Reduced victory ... Swapo, Geingob drop votes". The Namibian. p. 1.
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