Rosalia Nghidinwa Politician

Rosalia Annette Nghidinwa (born 26 October 1952 in Nkurenkuru, Kavango Region)is a Namibian politician. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization, Nghidinwa has been a member of the cabinet of Namibia as Deputy Minister of Labour from 2000 to 2005, Minister of Immigration and Home Affairs from 2005 to 2012 and Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare since December 2012. She has also been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 2000. In 2010, she was re-elected to the National Assembly and reappointed as the Immigration and Home Affairs minister. Persisting problems with fraud and mismanagement have led to the appointment of Ngarikutuke Tjiriange as special advisor to the minister to bring about all-round improvement at the Ministry.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 26, 1952
Birth place
South-West Africa
Religion
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia
Residence
Windhoek

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Office holder

office
Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare
Minister of Immigration and Home Affairs
party
SWAPO
successor
Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana

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