Uahekua Herunga
MP
Minister of Environment and Tourism
In office
4 December 2012  21 March 2015
Preceded byNetumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Succeeded byPohamba Shifeta
Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism
In office
21 March 2010  4 December 2012
Succeeded byPohamba Shifeta
Personal details
NationalityNamibian
Political party SWAPO
OccupationPolitician

Uahekua Herunga is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Herunga was a regional coordinator for his party in the northwestern Kunene Region[1] prior to his appointment to the 5th National Assembly of Namibia in 2009 as a choice of president Hifikepunye Pohamba.[2] He was subsequently appointed deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism[3] and promoted to Minister in a cabinet reshuffle in December 2012, following the fifth SWAPO congress.[4]

References

  1. Swapo appoints acting Coordinator for Kunene New Era, 5 May 2011
  2. Members of the 5th Parliament, 2010-2015 Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine Parliament.gov.na
  3. Ministry of Environment and Tourisms challenges youths to vigorously pursue programmes aimed at addressing climate change and biodiversity Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, 25 August 2010
  4. Shipanga, Selma; Immanuel, Shinovene (5 December 2012). "Transition team picked". The Namibian.


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