Julius Hamunyera Hambyuka (born 25 March 1966) is a Namibian politician who has served as a Member of the National Assembly of Namibia since March 2015. A member of the ruling SWAPO party, he was appointed the Government Chief Whip of the National Assembly in March 2020.
Hamunyera Hambyuka | |
|---|---|
| Government Chief Whip of the National Assembly of Namibia | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Evelyn !Nawases-Taeyele |
| Member of the National Assembly of Namibia | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julius Hamunyera Hambyuka 25 March 1966 Tondoro, South West Africa |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Political party | SWAPO |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic of Namibia |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
Background and education
editHambyuka was born on 25 March 1966 in Tondoro in the former South West Africa, now Namibia. He matriculated from Dr Romanus Kampungu Senior Secondary School and went on to study at the Polytechnic of Namibia where he obtained a diploma in business management and administration and a certificate in event management. Hambyuka started his career by working at the Katemo Agriculture Cooperative.[1]
Political career
editWithin SWAPO, he was a regional administrator from 1998 to 2000, a deputy party director from 2001 to 2003, and the director of administration at the party's regional branch in Kavango West from 2004 until 2015. He was elected to Parliament in November 2014. He took office as an MP on 20 March 2015. He was largely a backbencher during his first term.[1]
At the 2019 general election, he was re-elected for a second term as a parliamentarian.[2] When the National Assembly convened in March 2020, Hambyuka was named SWAPO chief whip and consequently became the Government Chief Whip of the National Assembly.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hambyuka, Julius Hamunyera". Parliament of Namibia. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Swapo's 2019 electoral college outcome". The Namibian. 13 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Members of the 7th National Assembly". New Alive. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (26 March 2020). "MPs standoff to be dealt with". New Alive. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
Swapo's new chief whip, Hamunyera Hambyuka could not comment despite promising to do so later.