Uahekua Herunga is a

Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...

n politician. A member of SWAPO, Herunga was a regional coordinator for his party in the northwestern

Kunene Region Kunene is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Opuwo, its governor is Marius Sheya. The region's name comes from the Kunene River which forms the northern border with Angola. Besides the capital Opuwo, the region contains the ...

prior to his appointment to the 5th National Assembly of Namibia in 2009 as a choice of president

Hifikepunye Pohamba Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba (born 18 August 1936) is a Namibian politician who served as the second president of Namibia from 21 March 2005 to 21 March 2015. He won the 2004 presidential election overwhelmingly as the candidate of SWAPO, and wa ...

. He was subsequently appointed deputy Minister of Environment and TourismMinistry of Environment and Tourisms challenges youths to vigorously pursue programmes aimed at addressing climate change and biodiversity

Namibian Broadcasting Corporation The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) ( af, Namibiese Uitsaai-Korporasie, ''NUK'') is the public broadcaster of Namibia. It was established in 1979, under the name South West African Broadcasting Corporation (SWABC). History Radio was ori ...

, 25 August 2010 and promoted to Minister in a cabinet reshuffle in December 2012, following the fifth SWAPO congress.

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people SWAPO politicians Members of the National Assembly (Namibia) Environment and tourism ministers of Namibia People from Kunene Region {{Namibia-politician-stub