Hendrik Witbooi | |
|---|---|
| Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia | |
| In office March 1990 – March 2005 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Libertina Amathila |
| Minister of Labour and Manpower Development | |
| In office 21 March 1990 – 1995 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1934 Gibeon, Hardap Region |
| Died | October 13, 2009 (aged 75) Windhoek |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Political party | SWAPO |
| Occupation | Politician |
Reverend Dr Kaptein Hendrik Witbooi (traditional name ǃNanseb ǀGabemab; 7 January 1934, in Gibeon – 13 October 2009, in Windhoek) was a Namibian politician and the seventh Captain of the ǀKhowesin clan.[1] A member of SWAPO from 1976 until his death, Witbooi brought with him several clans of Namaqua into the liberation organisation.
Imprisoned numerous times during the Namibian War of Independence, Witbooi was first elected as Vice-President of SWAPO in 1984 and was re-elected for the last time in 1997. A member of the Constituent Assembly in 1989–90, Witbooi served in the National Assembly until his 2004 retirement, including a stint (1990-1995) as Minister of Labour and Manpower Development.[2]
Witbooi became Namibia's first Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia in 1990. He served in that position until 2005.[3]
In October 2009 Witbooi was facing major medical problems and had slipped into a coma at the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek.[4] He died on 13 October due to cancer.[5]
- ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, W". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ Official biography from the National Assembly of Namibia Archived September 19, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former Deputy Prime Ministers". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Christof Maletzky (13 October 2009): Witbooi critical. The Namibian
- ^ Luqman Cloete, Christof Maletzky (14 October 2009): Reverend Witbooi passes. The Namibian