Monica Geingos
First Lady of Namibia
Assumed role
21 March 2015
PresidentHage Geingob
Preceded byPenehupifo Pohamba
Personal details
Born
Monica Kalondo

(1976-11-15) 15 November 1976
Ondonga
NationalityNamibian
Political partySWAPO
Spouse
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(m. 2015)​
Residence(s)State House
Windhoek
Namibia
Alma materUniversity of Namibia
ProfessionBusinesswoman, Lawyer

Monica Geingos (née Kalondo; born 15 November 1976)[1] is a Namibian entrepreneur, lawyer and First Lady of Namibia since 2015. She has been a board member and director within many of the country's large companies.[2] She had also chaired the Presidential Economic Advisory Council.[3]

Career

Geingos holds B.Juris and LLB degrees[4] and has spent 15 years in the financial sector, as a private equity and governance expert.[5]

In 2012, she was voted one of the 12 most influential people of Namibia,[6] and in 2020 she was in the list of 100 most influential African women.[7] Geingos is a graduate of the University of Namibia, and spent the early part of her career working for the Namibia Stock Exchange (NSX) in Windhoek. Geingos served as chairman of the board of eBank Namibia and is the managing director of the financial undertaking Stimulus,[8] and general director of Point Break.[9]

Personal life

Geingos married the then-President-elect of Namibia, Hage Geingob, on 14 February 2015, shortly before he was sworn into office.[10] She has served as First Lady since March 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Happy Birthday to Mrs. Monica Geingos". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
  2. ↑ "Madame Monica Geingos". Concordia. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Monica Geingos: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  4. ↑ "First Lady Masters of Success next quest". New Era. 19 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "First Lady of Namibia Monica Geingos, UNAIDS Special Advocate for Young Women and Adolescent Girls". www.unaids.org. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  6. ↑ "The Villager-2012 most influential personalities". Thevillager.com.na. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  7. ↑ Siririka, Paheja (21 August 2020). "Geingos, Theofelus among 100 most influential women". New Era.
  8. ↑ New Era Publication Corporation (2014-07-11). "On the Spot with Chairperson of EBank, Monica Kalondo | New Era Newspaper Namibia". Newera.com.na. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  9. ↑ "Monica Geingos first Namibian speaker at 'Masters of Success'". The Namibian. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  10. ↑ Geingob, Monica say 'I do', The Namibian, 16 February 2015
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