Uahekua Herunga

Summary

Uahekua Herunga is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Herunga was a regional coordinator for his party in the northwestern Kunene Region[1] prior to his appointment to the 5th National Assembly of Namibia in 2009 as a choice of president Hifikepunye Pohamba.[2] He was subsequently appointed deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism[3] and promoted to Minister in a cabinet reshuffle in December 2012, following the fifth SWAPO congress.[4]

Uahekua Herunga
MP
Minister of Environment and Tourism
In office
4 December 2012 – 21 March 2015
Preceded byNetumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Succeeded byPohamba Shifeta
Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism
In office
21 March 2010 – 4 December 2012
Succeeded byPohamba Shifeta
Personal details
NationalityNamibian
Political party SWAPO
OccupationPolitician

References edit

  1. ^ Swapo appoints acting Coordinator for Kunene New Era, 5 May 2011
  2. ^ Members of the 5th Parliament, 2010-2015 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine Parliament.gov.na
  3. ^ Ministry of Environment and Tourisms challenges youths to vigorously pursue programmes aimed at addressing climate change and biodiversity Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, 25 August 2010
  4. ^ Shipanga, Selma; Immanuel, Shinovene (5 December 2012). "Transition team picked". The Namibian.