Esther Muinjangue
Esther Muinjangue | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services | |
| In office March 2020 – 21 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Juliet Kavetuna |
| President of National Unity Democratic Organisation | |
| Assumed office March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Asser Mbai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1962 Windhoek, Namibia |
| Political party | NUDO |
| Alma mater | Academy of Tertiary Education (now University of Namibia) (BA Sci) University of Pretoria (Masters in Social Work) University of Stellenbosch (PhD) |
Esther Utjiua Muinjangue (born 17 August 1962) is a Namibian politician and the president of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO), a party that occupies two seats in the National Assembly of Namibia and one seat in the National Council of Namibia. In addition, she is the first woman to lead a political party in Namibia, and the country's first female presidential candidate. She was appointed as the country's deputy minister of health and social services in March 2020 by Namibian President Hage Geingob. She has for a long time been advocating for social workers’ role in many aspects of people’s lives and at different levels. Esther Muinjangue promised to give the leadership to the upcoming new leadership in the party this year (2025).