Esther Muinjangue

Esther Muinjangue
Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services
Assumed office
March 2020
Preceded byJuliet Kavetuna
President of National Unity Democratic Organisation
Assumed office
March 2019
Preceded byAsser Mbai
Personal details
Born (1962-08-17) 17 August 1962 (age 62)
Windhoek, Namibia
Political partyNUDO
Alma materAcademy 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.[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ Iileka, Sakeus (4 March 2019). "Nudo elects female president". The Namibian. p. 3. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Dr. Esther Utjiua Muinjangue , Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services in Namibia participates in the III Africa Webinar – International Federation of Social Workers". www.ifsw.org. Retrieved 2023-02-24.