Bernhardt Esau
Bernhardt Esau MP | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources | |
| In office 21 March 2010 – 13 November 2019 | |
| President | Hifikepunye Pohamba Hage Geingob |
| Preceded by | Abraham Iyambo |
| Succeeded by | Albert Kawana |
| Deputy minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 1999–2010 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Preceded by | Wilfried Emvula |
| Succeeded by | Tjekero Tweya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bernhardt Martin Esau 9 December 1957 Swakopmund, South West Africa |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Political party | SWAPO |
| Spouse |
Swamma Mbulu
(after 1980) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Windhoek |
| Alma mater | University of Fort Hare |
| Occupation | Trade unionist, politician |
Bernhardt Martin Esau (born 9 December 1957) is a Namibian politician. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Esau has been a member of the National Assembly since being nominated by President Sam Nujoma and subsequently elected in the 1994 Namibian general election.
Esau became a member of parliament in 1995 and joined the cabinet in 1999 as deputy minister of Trade and Industry. In 2010 he was promoted to Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, a portfolio he held until November 2019 when he was forced to resign in the wake of the Fishrot bribery scandal.