John Mutorwa

John Mutorwa
Honourable; John Mutorwa; MP
Minister of Works and Transportation
	In office; February 2018 – present
President	Hage Geingob
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
	In office; 2008 – February 2018
President	Hage Geingob
Succeeded by	Alpheus !Naruseb
Minister of Youth, National Services, Sport and Culture
	In office; 2005–2008
President	Hifikepunye Pohamba; Hage Geingob
Preceded by	Jerry Ekandjo
Minister of Basic Education and Culture
	In office; 1995–2005
President	Sam Nujoma
Personal details
Born	17 August 1957; South West Africa
Nationality	Namibian
Political party	SWAPO
Spouse(s)	Agnes Mutorwa (m.1991)
Residence	Windhoek,and Rundu
Alma mater	University of Fort Hare, University of Namibia
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Educator

John Mutorwa (born 17 August 1957) is a Namibian politician and current minister of Agriculture. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Mutorwa has served in the National Assembly of Namibia as well as the cabinet since 1992. Mutorwa was the Minister of Youth, National Services, Sport and Culture from 2005 to 2010; he has served as Minister of Agriculture since 2010.[1]

Education

Born at Nyangana in Okavango Region, Mutorwa attended the University of Fort Hare, from where he graduated in 1984. He earned a B.A. in 1995 from the University of Namibia. In 2002, he earned a master's degree in Interdisciplinary studies from the University of Montana.[2]

Career

Following his education at Fort Hare, Mutorwa returned to Kavangoland, where he worked as a teacher and principal from 1985 to 1990. He also worked for reconciliation efforts, serving as Secretary of the Repatriation, Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Roman Catholic Justice and Peace Commission from 1988 to 1989. Following independence in 1990, he served as Regional Commissioner for Kavango, Omega, and Tsumkwe until 1992.

Political career

In that year, Mutorwa joined the government in Windhoek as a Member of Parliament. Beginning in 1992 as well, Mutorwa served in various posts in the cabinet; he was Deputy Minister of Water Affairs in the Office of the President from 1992 to 1993 and Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources from 1994 to 1995. In 1995, he was promoted to head the Ministry of Basic Education and Culture, remaining there until 2005. In a cabinet shake up in 2005, he became the Minister of Youth, National Services, Sport and Culture, and in 2010 he was moved to the post of Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry.

Under President Hage Geingob, Mutorwa was retained in his post as Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry in March 2015.[3] In February 2018, Mutorwa was appointed as the Minister of Works and Transportation.[4]

References

Cabinet Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine at www.gov.na/cabinet
John Mutorwa at Namibia Institute for Democracy Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
"Geingob announces Cabinet" Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, The Namibian, 20 March 2015.
Immanuel, Shinovene; Kahiurika, Ndanki (2018-02-09). "Geingob recycles his problems". The Namibian. Retrieved 2020-03-26.

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[1] Cabinet Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine at www.gov.na/cabinet

[2] John Mutorwa at Namibia Institute for Democracy Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Geingob announces Cabinet" Archived 2015-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, The Namibian, 20 March 2015.

[4] Immanuel, Shinovene; Kahiurika, Ndanki (2018-02-09). "Geingob recycles his problems". The Namibian. Retrieved 2020-03-26.