Teopolina Mushelenga
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Teopolina Mushelenga is a Namibia
n politician. A member SWAPO, Mushelenga was first elected to the National Assembly of Namibia
following the 1999 elections. She was subsequently re-elected in 2004
. Upon the election of Hifikepunye Pohamba
in that same year, she was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration. Prior to the 2009 general election, Mushelenga was placed 59th on SWAPO's electoral list
of 72 candidates for the National Assembly. The top 54 SWAPO candidates on the list were elected, thus leaving Mushelenga out of the National Assembly.
in 1980. In 1983, she joined SWAPO and subsequently went into exile in Kwanza Sul, Angola
. In Angola, she served as a teacher at the SWAPO Education Centre until 1986. In 1990, upon the independence of Namibia, she returned to Oluno School in Ondangwa, where she stayed until she entered politics in 1992.
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 SWAPO, Mushelenga was first elected to the National Assembly of Namibia
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...
following the 1999 elections. She was subsequently re-elected in 2004
Namibian general election, 2004
General elections were held in Namibia on 15 and 16 November 2004 to elect the President and National Assembly. The National Assembly election resulted in a landslide win for SWAPO, which won 55 of the 78 seats with over 75% of the vote. SWAPO's candidate for president, Hifikepunye Pohamba, won the...
. Upon the election of Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba is the second and current President of Namibia. He won the 2004 and 2009 presidential elections overwhelmingly as the candidate of the South West Africa People's Organisation ruling party, taking office in March 2005. He has also been the President of SWAPO since...
in that same year, she was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister for Home Affairs and Immigration. Prior to the 2009 general election, Mushelenga was placed 59th on SWAPO'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...
of 72 candidates for the National Assembly. The top 54 SWAPO candidates on the list were elected, thus leaving Mushelenga out of the National Assembly.
Career
Mushelenga began her career as a teacher at Oluno Junior Secondary School in Ondangwa, then OvambolandOvamboland
Ovamboland was the name given by English-speaking visitors to the land occupied by the Ovambo people in what is now northern Namibia and southern Angola...
in 1980. In 1983, she joined SWAPO and subsequently went into exile in Kwanza Sul, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
. In Angola, she served as a teacher at the SWAPO Education Centre until 1986. In 1990, upon the independence of Namibia, she returned to Oluno School in Ondangwa, where she stayed until she entered politics in 1992.