Obeth Kandjoze

Obeth Mbuipaha Kandjoze (born August 9, 1966 in Windhoek) is a Namibian politician of the ruling SWAPO Party. He has been Minister of Mining and Energy in the Hage Geingob Cabinet since 2015. In a Cabinet reshuffle in February 2018 he swapped positions with Tom Alweendo and is since the and has been Minister in charge of the National Planning Commission.[1]

Kandjoze has worked for the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia since 1999 and was its CEO from 2012. He holds a Master of Science degree in geology from the University of Helsinki, Finland, a Bachelor of Science degree, also in geology, from the University of Cape Town.[2][3]

References
  1. Matthys, Donald (8 February 2018). "President reshuffles Cabinet—Vice President relieved of duties". Namibia Economist. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. http://amabhungane.co.za/article/2016-11-25-namibian-presidents-pals-sank-oil-deal
  3. "Energy officials warn Kandjoze". The Namibian. Retrieved 2018-11-08.


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