Festus Ueitele is a
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
n politician who has been Governor of
Omaheke Region
Omaheke (the Otjiherero word for sandveld) is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, the least populous region. Its capital is Gobabis. It lies in eastern Namibia on the border with Botswana and is the western extension of the Kalahari Desert ...
from April 2013 to April 2020.
He was placed 49th on the
SWAPO
The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO ; , SWAVO; , SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former independence movement in Namibia (formerly South West Africa). Founded in 1960, it has been ...
electoral list prior to the
2009 general election and, as SWAPO won 54 seats, he was elected to 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 ...
. Prior to and following the
2004 general election, Ueitele was SWAPO's regional coordinator for Omaheke Region.
Swapo members ordered to toe line - or face the music
The Namibian
''The Namibian'' is the largest daily newspaper in Namibia. It is published in English and Oshiwambo.
History
The newspaper was established in 1985 by journalist Gwen Lister as a weekly newspaper reliant on support of donors, which aimed to ...
, 20 February 2006
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from Omaheke Region
SWAPO politicians
Members of the National Assembly (Namibia)
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