Mathias Mbundu (born 9 January 1985) is a Namibian politician and the current deputy secretary-general of the Republican Party. He has been serving as a Member of the

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since March 2015. After the death of

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in June 2020, Mbundu was appointed as the party's leader in the assembly.

Biography

Mbundu was born on 9 January 1985. He achieved a diploma in business administration from the

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and later obtained a certificate in applied business management from the

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. Mbundu is a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the National Assembly in November 2014. He was sworn in as an MP in March 2015 and served as the party's chief whip. In October 2019, he was elected as the party's deputy secretary-general. Mbundu won another term as an MP in November 2019. In June 2020,

, the party's leader in the National Assembly, died. As a result, Mbundu was chosen as the party's new caucus leader.

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