Nico Smit 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 served in the

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since Namibia's independence in 1990. He represents the

Popular Democratic Movement The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic Front ...

Political career

Smit began his politics career in the 1980s in the fight against apartheid for the

Independence of Namibia The South African Border War, also known as the Namibian War of Independence, and sometimes denoted in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War, was a largely asymmetric conflict that occurred in Namibia (then South West Africa), Zambia, and Angol ...

. Since his election to the Namibian parliament, he has served in various parliamentary committees including the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Economics and Public Administration Committee.https://www.namibian.com.na/179222/archive-read/Corruption-debate-heats-up-in-parliament , Corruption debate heats up in parliament - The Namibian

Political career

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