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Minister of Education

Hon. Nangolo Mbumba

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

1.         Master of Science (Biology)

            University of Connecticut , USA (1973)

2.         Bachelor of Science

            Southern Connecticut State College

            New Haven , Connecticut , USA (1971)

3.         Teacher Certificate (for Secondary Schools) (1971)

4.         Certificate in Distance Education

            University of London School of Education (1980)

5.         Further Secondary Education, Nkumbi International College , Zambia (1966)

6.         Secondary School Education

            Oshigambo Secondary School , Namibia (1965)

WORK EXPERIENCE

1          29 March 2005 –         present      :  Minister of Education

2          08 May 2003 – 29 March 2005       :  Minister of Information and Broadcasting

3          12 Sept 1996 – 08 May 2005         :   Minister of Finance

4.         25 Nov 1993 – 12 Sept 1996          :  Minister of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development                     

5.         02 Nov 1993 – 25 Nov 1993           :  Chief Executive Officer of the Joint  Administrative Authority for Walvis Bay the   Off-shore Islands

6.         02 Nov 1992 – 02 Nov 1993           :  Secretary to Cabinet:  The Republic of Namibia

7.         1989                                           :  Adviser on Administrative Matters to the SWAPO Director of Elections

8.         1988 – 1998                                :  Assistant Director and Head of Department Of Education and Teacher Training, United Nations Institute for Namibia , Lusaka –  Zambia

8          1987 – 1988                                :   Personal Secretary of the SWAPO President, Luanda , Angola

9          1985 – 1987                                :   SWAPO Deputy Secretary for Education and Culture

10        1980 – 1985                                :   School Principal Namibia Education Centre , Angola

11        1979 – 1980                                :   Head of Science Department Namibia Education Centre, Kwanzasul , Angola

12        1975 – 1978                                :   Teacher of Science and Mathematics Harlem Preparatory School – New York City , USA

ACADEMIC INTEREST

a)         Research on Namibian History

b)         Co-author of “ Namibia in History”

c)         Co-author of “Understanding History” book series for Namibia Junior Secondary Schools

d)         Co-editor of “Through the Flames” poems from the Namibian Liberation struggle

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