Saara Kuugongelwa

Saara Kuugongelwa

Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 12 October, 1967 in Okahao, Omusati) is a Namibian politician. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Kuuongelwa has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1995 and Minister of Finance since 2003. [ [http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=101 NID.org] ]

Exile

Kuugongelwa went into exile with SWAPO in 1980 and left for Sierra Leone in 1982 at the age of 15. She attended Koidu Girls Secondary School from 1982-84 and Saint Joseph's Secondary School from 1984-1987. From 1991-94, Kuugongelwa attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, United States, where she graduated from with a degree in economics.

Political career

The Omusati native returned to Namibia following graduation from Lincoln and took a position as a desk officer in the Office of the President under Sam Nujoma. At the age of 27 in 1995, Kuugongelwa was named Director General of the National Planning Commission. In 2005,

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