Yvonne Dausab is a Namibian lawyer and politician who has been the Minister of Justice of Namibia since March 2020.
Yvonne Dausab | |
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_(sq_cropped).jpg) Dausab in 2022 | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2020 | |
| President | Hage Geingob |
| Preceded by | Sacky Shanghala |
| Chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission | |
| In office 2015 – 21 March 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sacky Shanghala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1974 (age 49–50) |
| Citizenship | Namibian |
| Political party | SWAPO |
| Alma mater | University of the Western Cape University of Pretoria |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Early life and career
editDausab grew up in Katutura, a segregated area for Blacks in Windhoek. She completed A Shipena Secondary School as the head girl. Dausab completed secondary school not long after Namibia's independence, and went on to study a BA in Law and LLB at the University of the Western Cape and an LL.M. with a specialization in Human Rights and African Democratisation at the University of Pretoria thanks to various scholarships.[1]
Dausab was admitted as a legal practitioner of the High Court of Namibia in April 2000 at the age of 25.[1] She then worked in human rights at an African NGO based in Lusaka, Zambia for five years before returning to Namibian and joining a private law practice. In 2007, Dausab joined the University of Namibia as a part-time law lecturer. In 2009, she received a faculty position and was later appointed the deputy dean.[1]
Political career
editDausab left academia in 2015 when she was appointed the chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission[2][3] in 2015 by Namibian president Hage Geingob.[4] In March 2020, she was appointed Minister of Justice, replacing Sacky Shanghala.[5]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Goaes, Innocent (2016). "Interview with Ms Yvonne Dausab: chairperson of the law reform and development commission". Sister Namibia. 28 (2). Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
- ^ Beukes, Jemima (2015-06-04). "Dausab takes over from Shanghala at LRDC". Namibian Sun. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ Smith, Sonja. "Law Reform & Development Commission faces eviction". The Windhoek Observer. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ Menges, Werner (4 June 2015). "President appoints new law reform chief". The Namibian. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ^ Nakatana, Festus (2020-03-23). "Geingob drops Cabinet surprises". New Era Live. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
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