Frans Kapofi (born 25 January 1953 at Onaame,

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) is a

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n politician who since 1999 has served in various positions in cabinet. A member of

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, he is a military officer by training. Kapofi has been a permanent secretary for various ministries of

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since 1990. Thereafter he was appointed as cabinet secretary from 1999 to 2015. From 2015 to 2018 he served as Minister of Presidential Affairs. He was appointed

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in a cabinet reshuffle on 8 February 2018. Kapofi retained his portfolio after the

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; The ministry gained additionally the portfolio of safety and security in 2020. In a cabinet reshuffle in April 2021, he was moved to the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs. He has closely worked with all three of Namibia’s heads of state. Read more:

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’s dark horse - New Era https://neweralive.na/swapos-dark-horse-2 When Hage Geingob ascended to the highest position in the land, again Kapofi was called to become the minister of presidential affairs, a position he held for three years before his redeployment to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Read more:

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1953 births Living people Members of the National Assembly (Namibia) SWAPO politicians Defence ministers of Namibia Veteran affairs ministers of Namibia Home affairs ministers of Namibia Security ministers of Namibia {{Namibia-politician-stub Government ministers of Namibia 21st-century Namibian politicians Politicians from Ohangwena Region