Erastus Shuumbwa (born 24 August 1974) is a Namibian businessman, farmer and politician. He served as a Member of the

National Assembly of Namibia The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. Its laws must be approved by the National Council, the upper house. Since 2014, it has a total of 104 members. 96 members are directly elected through a system of cl ...

for the All People's Party since March 2020. He was the party's parliamentary chief whip. Shuumbwa was suspended from APP early this year and later joined Action Democratic Movement (ADM).

Biography

Erastus Shuumbwa was born on 24 August 1974 in Ondukutu,

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. He studied law at Triumphant College. He is a businessman and a farmer. Shuumbwa joined the All People's Party and was elected to the

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in November 2019. He took office as an MP on 20 March 2020. He served as the party's chief whip.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shuumbwa, Erastus Living people 1974 births All People's Party (Namibia) politicians Members of the National Assembly (Namibia)