Gustaphine Tjombe
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Gustaphine Tjombe is a Namibia
n politician. A member of the United Democratic Front
, Tjombe was a member of the National Assembly
from 2003-2010. She was sworn into the National Assembly to replace Eric Biwa
, who had resigned. She was elected in 2004 as part of the UDF's list in the country's proportional representation
system. She is a board member of the National Society for Human Rights
of Namibia and UDF's administrative secretary.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
n politician. A member of the United Democratic Front
United Democratic Front (Namibia)
The United Democratic Front is a political party in Namibia. Justus Garoëb is the party's leader.-1989:The UDF received 37,874 votes in the 1989 election, which elected members to the Constituent Assembly of Namibia. The Constituent Assembly elected the first President and wrote Namibia's...
, Tjombe was a member of the National Assembly
National Assembly of Namibia
The National Assembly of Namibia is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It has a total of 78 members. 72 members are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms. Six additional members are appointed by the President.The...
from 2003-2010. She was sworn into the National Assembly to replace Eric Biwa
Eric Biwa
Eric Biwa is a former Namibian politician with the Patriotic Union Movement, a party which was a member of the United Democratic Front .-Pre-independence:...
, who had resigned. She was elected in 2004 as part of the UDF's list in the country's proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
system. She is a board member of the National Society for Human Rights
National Society for Human Rights
The National Society for Human Rights is a Saudi Arabian human rights organisation closely associated with the Saudi government and established on 10 March 2004, two years after the Human Rights First Society applied unsuccessfully for a licence...
of Namibia and UDF's administrative secretary.