John Mutorwa

John Mutorwa (born 17 August 1957) is a Namibian politician and current minister of Agriculture. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Mutorwa has served in the National Assembly of Namibia as well as the cabinet since 1992. Mutorwa was the Minister of Youth, National Services, Sport and Culture from 2005 to 2010; he has served as Minister of Agriculture since 2010.[1]

Honourable

John Mutorwa

MP
Minister of Works and Transportation
In office
February 2018 – present
PresidentHage Geingob
Preceded byAlpheus !Naruseb
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
In office
2008 – February 2018
PresidentHage Geingob
Succeeded byAlpheus !Naruseb
Minister of Youth, National Services, Sport and Culture
In office
2005–2008
PresidentHifikepunye Pohamba
Hage Geingob
Preceded byJerry Ekandjo
Minister of Basic Education and Culture
In office
1995–2005
PresidentSam Nujoma
Personal details
Born (1957-08-17) 17 August 1957
South West Africa
NationalityNamibian
Political party SWAPO
Spouse(s)Agnes Mutorwa (m.1991)
ResidenceWindhoek,and Rundu
Alma materUniversity of Fort Hare, University of Namibia
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEducator

Education

Born at Nyangana in Okavango Region, Mutorwa attended the University of Fort Hare, from where he graduated in 1984. He earned a B.A. in 1995 from the University of Namibia. In 2002, he earned a master's degree in Interdisciplinary studies from the University of Montana.[2]

Career

Following his education at Fort Hare, Mutorwa returned to Kavangoland, where he worked as a teacher and principal from 1985 to 1990. He also worked for reconciliation efforts, serving as Secretary of the Repatriation, Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Roman Catholic Justice and Peace Commission from 1988 to 1989. Following independence in 1990, he served as Regional Commissioner for Kavango, Omega, and Tsumkwe until 1992.

Political career

In that year, Mutorwa joined the government in Windhoek as a Member of Parliament. Beginning in 1992 as well, Mutorwa served in various posts in the cabinet; he was Deputy Minister of Water Affairs in the Office of the President from 1992 to 1993 and Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources from 1994 to 1995. In 1995, he was promoted to head the Ministry of Basic Education and Culture, remaining there until 2005. In a cabinet shake up in 2005, he became the Minister of Youth, National Services, Sport and Culture, and in 2010 he was moved to the post of Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry.

Under President Hage Geingob, Mutorwa was retained in his post as Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry in March 2015.[3] In February 2018, Mutorwa was appointed as the Minister of Works and Transportation.[4]

References
  1. Cabinet Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine at www.gov.na/cabinet
  2. John Mutorwa at Namibia Institute for Democracy Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Geingob announces Cabinet". The Namibian. 20 March 2015.
  4. Immanuel, Shinovene; Kahiurika, Ndanki (2018-02-09). "Geingob recycles his problems". The Namibian. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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