Marco Hausiku
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Marco Mukoso Hausiku is a Namibian politician. Previously serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs
, the Honorable Mr. Hausiku now serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia,http://209.88.21.36/opencms/opencms/grnnet/GRNOverview/ourCabinet/cabinetDepPM.html.
Hausiku was born in Kapako, Okavango Region
. Immediately prior to independence, Hausiku was a SWAPO member of the Constituent Assembly, which was in place from November 1989 to March 1990, and since 1990 he has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia
. He served as Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation from 1990 to 1992, as Minister of Works, Transport and Communication from 1992 to March 1995 and as Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services from March 1995 to August 2002. He was appointed Minister of Labor on August 27, 2002, and after nearly two years in that position he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Sam Nujoma
on May 27, 2004. This appointment followed Nujoma's dismissal of the previous foreign minister, Hidipo Hamutenya
, in the midst of a struggle within SWAPO regarding the nomination of a presidential candidate.
Hausiku received the 16th highest number of votes, 345, in the election to the Central Committee of SWAPO at the party's August 2002 congress. He is SWAPO's Secretary for External Relations as of January 2008.
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
, the Honorable Mr. Hausiku now serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia,http://209.88.21.36/opencms/opencms/grnnet/GRNOverview/ourCabinet/cabinetDepPM.html.
Hausiku was born in Kapako, Okavango Region
Okavango Region
Kavango is one of the thirteen regions of Namibia. Because of its rather higher rainfall than most other parts of Namibia, this region has definite agricultural potential for the cultivation of a variety of crops...
. Immediately prior to independence, Hausiku was a SWAPO member of the Constituent Assembly, which was in place from November 1989 to March 1990, and since 1990 he has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia
National Assembly of Namibia
The National Assembly of Namibia is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It has a total of 78 members. 72 members are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms. Six additional members are appointed by the President.The...
. He served as Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation from 1990 to 1992, as Minister of Works, Transport and Communication from 1992 to March 1995 and as Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services from March 1995 to August 2002. He was appointed Minister of Labor on August 27, 2002, and after nearly two years in that position he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Sam Nujoma
Sam Nujoma
Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma is a Namibian politician who was the first President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005. He led the South-West Africa People's Organisation in its long struggle against South African rule and took office as President when Namibia obtained independence on 21 March 1990...
on May 27, 2004. This appointment followed Nujoma's dismissal of the previous foreign minister, Hidipo Hamutenya
Hidipo Hamutenya
Hidipo L. Hamutenya is a Namibian politician. A long-time leading member of the South West Africa People's Organization , Hamutenya was a member of the Cabinet of Namibia from independence in 1990 to 2004...
, in the midst of a struggle within SWAPO regarding the nomination of a presidential candidate.
Hausiku received the 16th highest number of votes, 345, in the election to the Central Committee of SWAPO at the party's August 2002 congress. He is SWAPO's Secretary for External Relations as of January 2008.