McHenry Venaani is a Namibia

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 Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, Venaani 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...

 2002-2010. At the time of appointment in 2002, he was the youngest member of the National Assembly of Namibia. Venaani was placed on DTA's electoral list

Electoral list

An electoral list is a grouping of candidates for election to a post, usually in proportional election systems. An electoral list can be registered by a political party or can constitute a group of independent candidates...

 prior to the 2009 general election, but the party did not receive enough votes for his re-election.

Education

Venaani is a graduate of Dawid Bezuidenhout High School

Dawid Bezuidenhout High School

Dawid Bezuidenhout is a high school in the suburb of Khomasdal in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is a government owned school with approximately 1300 learners and 43 teachers. The school was named after Dawid Bezuidenhout who was a teacher and Minister of Transport of the Transitional...

 in Khomasdal

Khomasdal

Khomasdal is a suburb of Namibia's capital of Windhoek in the Khomas Region. Founded as Windhoek's residential area for Coloured people, Khomasdal still is primarily composed of Coloured people....

, Windhoek

Windhoek

Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...

. He is a current student at the University of Wolverhampton

University of Wolverhampton

The University of Wolverhampton is a British university located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. The city campus is located in Wolverhampton city centre with a second campus at Compton Park, Wolverhampton; a third in Walsall and a fourth in Telford...

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Career

Considered a rising star in the DTA, Venaani ran for the top position in the party in 2005 against Katuutire Kaura

Katuutire Kaura

Katuutire Kaura is a Namibian politician. He has been President of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance since 1998 and was Leader of the Official Opposition from 2000 to 2005.Kaura was born in Ombujondjupa, Otjozondjupa Region...

. In said election, Venaani lost and lost his position as party secretary general. In November 2008, the Windhoek native retook his position as secretary general, beating Alois Gende 111-35 in party elections.