Thread: Prime Minister/ Deputy Prime Minister

Originally Posted by Mie1

H. E. President Hifikepunye Pohamba today (21 March 2010) appointed Mr. Nahas Angula as Prime Minister for the new legislative period 2010- 2015 (re-appointment).

He also appointed Mr Marco Hausiku as the new Deputy Prime Minister

As expected. Atleast Nahas is not President, Yet!! (He will talk so fast, his 5 year term will end in 3 months!!)

Hear me, and hear me good. We do NOT want Nahas to be our Prime. And we most definately do not want him to rise any higher in the echelons of power!! It is a deliberate process by swapo to keep the "old comrades" in power. Unfortunately, these "old comrades" are not favoured (by the "normal" Namibians) because of their skills and abilities. Nahas is a snake. He WILL strike if he makes it to the top seat one day.

All we can hope for now is proof that the legislature is indeed independant. If the cheating is taken away from the last election results, we may very well see the appointment of different candidates to top posts in public life..

Just leave it to SWAPO to decide Kurt.

Dis die probleem Justina. As ons dit aanmekaar vir SWAPO los om te besluit gaan ons land net sommer aan die slaap raak. Same old, same old tired faces and same old same old tired ideas. Waar is do jong mense en die nuew idees?

So on one has yet answered my question about the Deputy Prime Minister yet.

What do you think about that appointment?

I have my own opinions, but I do not live in .NA every day and I admit, my opinions are not as educated as they should be.

What do you all think?

Thanks.

- Alex

zav?Alex,

His record speaks for itself... doesn't it?

Deputy Prime Minister: Hausiku, Marco Mukoso - Swapo

Marco Hausiku is the only internal Swapo leader from before 1990 to have kept his place in Cabinet since independence until 2004. Despite this long track record, Hausiku has played a low-key role in his four ministerial postings.

During Hausiku’s years at the Ministry of Prisons and Correctional Services, his deputy Michaela Hübschle had a higher profile. He had a more visible role at Labour, where he has issued a ban on the eviction of farm workers and steered the new labour law through the National Assembly. In May 2004 Hausiku was promoted to the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs after Hidipo Hamutenya was dismissed from Cabinet. In President Hifikepunye Pohamba’s new Cabinet of 2005 Hausiku retained the Foreign Affairs portfolio.

Hausiku joined Swapo in 1976 and a year later was elected on to the Windhoek Branch Executive. He served in various capacities on the Windhoek committee, including being chairperson for a time. Hausiku played a crucial role in the co-ordination of Swapo’s activities inside Namibia in the last years of the struggle. His importance did not escape the notice of the South Africans, who detained him several times.

He was first imprisoned for six months in 1978, and then for 12 months in 1979. On his release in 1980 he was restricted to the municipal area of Windhoek and to his house between 20h00 and 6h00 each day. This restriction order remained in place until 1989. He was again detained at the Osire camp in 1982.

Hausiku was a founding member of the Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) and became the organisation’s first president in 1988. He was the first unionist to be co-opted into Cabinet at independence, becoming Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation – the start of a trend that would develop in the 1990s as more and more labour activists were brought into parliament.

He has been a member of the Swapo Politburo and CC since 1991.

According to the Register of National Assembly Members’ Assets (2003), Hausiku owns the Fish Eagle Restaurant and the Fish Eagle EPZ company, which exports goods and services to Angola.

Personal:

Born on November 25 1953 at Kapako in the Kavango region. Lives in Windhoek.

Education:

Studies in Arts and Law at Fort Hare University, South Africa (broken off by student riots) (1975-76). Augustineum Training College, Standards 9 and 10 (1973-74). Teacher training at Döbra Training College (1971-72).

Career:

Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2004. Minister of Labour (2002-2004). Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services (1995-2002). Minister of Works, Transport and Communication (1992-95). Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (1990-92). Member of National Assembly (1990-present). Member of Constituent Assembly (1989-90). President of Nantu (1988-90). Biology and agriculture teacher at Katutura Secondary School (1977-89).

Legislative:

Law and order.

Who's who

Well, I'm not asking for his record, I'm asking what people who live in Namibia think about this. For me, I know who is liked and disliked in America and why, but I certainly don't know enough about Namibians' thoughts of their politicians.

Cheers,
- Alex