Rosalia Nghidinwa

Rosalia Annette Nghidinwa
Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 December 2012
Preceded by	Doreen Sioka
Minister of Immigration and Home Affairs
In office 2005–2012
Succeeded by	Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana
Personal details
Born	(1952-10-26) 26 October 1952 South West Africa
Nationality	Namibian
Political party	SWAPO
Residence	Windhoek
Occupation	Health care provider
Religion	Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia

Rosalia Annette Nghidinwa (born 26 October 1952 in Nkurenkuru, Kavango Region)is a Namibian politician. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization, Nghidinwa has been a member of the cabinet of Namibia as Deputy Minister of Labour from 2000 to 2005, Minister of Immigration and Home Affairs from 2005 to 2012 and Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare since December 2012.^[1] She has also been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 2000. In 2010, she was re-elected to the National Assembly and reappointed as the Immigration and Home Affairs minister. Persisting problems with fraud and mismanagement have led to the appointment of Ngarikutuke Tjiriange as special advisor to the minister to bring about all-round improvement at the Ministry.^[2]

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia

The Okavango Region native first joined SWAPO in 1974 at the age of 22. A health worker by profession, Nghidinwa ran several community health centres in the Okavango Region for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN). She represented the ELCIN at the Lutheran World Conference in 1987 and served on the Church's governing council from 1991 to 1996.^[3]

Personal

Nghidinwa was married to Sam Nghidinwa until his abrupt death in February 2009. He died at the family's Cimbebasia suburban household while cleaning a family vehicle. He was 58 and owned Katwitwi Construction Company in Rundu at the time of his death. She has 6 children, 4 boys and 2 girls.^[4]

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