Sophia Shaningwa

Sophia Shaningwa (born 13 May 1959 in Outapi, Namibia)[1] is a Namibian politician, currently serving as Secretary General of the SWAPO party of Namibia. She previously served as Minister for Urban and Rural Development from 21 March 2015 to February 2018 in President Hage Geingob's administration.[2] when she was the minister of Urban and Rural Development her ministry was awarded a cheque by Samlam to eliminate the bucket toilet system, because sanitation and hygience is believed to be a major challenge in the rural areas.[3] In 2017 Shaningwa was elected the Secretary-General of the Swapo Party.[1] Shaningwa retained her position of the secretary general last year 30 November 2022 defeating Oshikoto Regional Councilor Armas Amukwiyu.[4]

Education

Shaningwa left Namibia for exile in May 1980 and underwent military training as a People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) combatant. She studied at Ivanova Teachers Training College in the Soviet Union.[5]

Political career

Shaningwa was appointed Governor of Khomas Region in 2004.[5] She later served as Governor of Omusati Region.[6] In 2014, she was elected to the National Assembly.[7] She had previously worked at the National Housing Enterprise and served as Windhoek West councillor.[7]

Awards

Shaningwa was conferred the Most Distinguished Order of Namibia: First Class on Heroes' Day 2014.[8]

References
  1. "Namibia: Candidates for Swapo's Top-Four Positions At 2017 Party Congress". Allafrica.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. "Geingob announces Cabinet". The Namibian. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. Namibian, The. "Sanitation a human right issue – Shaningwa". The Namibian. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  4. News, Afro (2022-11-30). "Namibia: Women Power! ... Netumbo, Shaningwa Win Swapo's Game of Thrones". Afro News. Retrieved 2023-02-24. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "Shaningwa is new Khomas Governor". The Namibian. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  6. "New governors expected by March". New Era. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. "Parliament of hope?". The Namibian. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. "Namibians honoured by President". New Era. 28 August 2014.
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