Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is a Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

n politician. A member of SWAPO, Nandi-Ndaitwah is the Minister of Environment and Tourism

Tourism in Namibia

Tourism in Namibia is a major industry, contributing N$7,2 billion to the country's gross domestic product. Annually, nearly one million travelers visit Namibia, with roughly one in three coming from South Africa, then Germany and finally the United Kingdom, Italy and France...

 since March 2010 and a long-time 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...

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Nandi-Ndaitwah first gained ministerial status as Director-General of Women Affairs in the Office of the President to which she was appointed in 1996. In 2000 she became Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare. She is a member of the Swapo Party Central Committee and Politburo and Swapo’s Secretary for Information and Mobilisation. As such Nandi-Ndaitwah is one of the party’s main spokespersons. From 2005-10, she was the Minister of Information and Technology in Namibia's cabinet. she is now the minister of Environment and Tourism.

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is married to Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah

Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah

Lieutenant General Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah is a Namibian diplomat and military commander. He is the chief of the Namibia Defence Force since 24 January 2011....

, Chief of the Namibian Defence Force.