Loide Kasingo

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Loide Kasingo
Deputy Speaker of Parliament
Assumed office
21 March 2010
President Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hage Geingob
Prime Minister Nahas Angula
Hage Geingob
Saara Kuugongelwa
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
2000–2005
President Sam Nujoma
Prime MinisterHage Geingob
Theo-Ben Gurirab
Deputy Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing
In office
1996–2000
PresidentSam Nujoma
Prime MinisterHage Geingob
Preceded by Jerry Ekandjo
Personal details
Born (1954-02-17) 17 February 1954 (age 65)
Oshikoto Region
Political party SWAPO
Alma mater University of the North, South Africa

Loide Lucky Shoopala Kasingo (born 17 February 1954) [1] is a Namibian politician and prominent trade unionist. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Kasingo has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1996 and was a deputy minister from 1996 to 2005. She has served as Deputy Speaker of Parliament since 2010.

Namibia republic in southern Africa

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean; it shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Early life and education

Born in Oshikoto Region in 1954, Kasingo studied at Ongwediva High School in Ongwediva in 1971. She then moved on to the University of the North in South Africa, where she graduated from with a Bachelor of Jurisprudence in 1978. After taking various courses in Marketing Management in South Africa from 1983 to 1984, Kasingo was sent to Turin, Italy for training at the International Labour Organization (ILO). In 1987, she earned a diploma in Training Methodology for Trade Union Instructors from the ILO. [1]

Oshikoto Region Region in Namibia

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Ongwediva Town in Oshana Region, Namibia

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Career

Kasingo rose to prominence as a key figure in the late 1980s as part of the National Union of Namibian Workers, a SWAPO-affiliated trade union. From 1989 to 1985, she was an adult literacy instructor for the Namibia Literacy Program and the Council of Churches in Namibia. Following independence in 1990, Kasingo continued as a high-level member of NUNW in various functions. [1]

National Union of Namibian Workers

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Kasingo has been Deputy Speaker of Parliament since 2010. She is also Vice-President of the Pan African Parliament since May 2012. [2]

Recognition

Kasingo is honorary professor at Jilin University, China, since September 2011. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Loide Kasingo Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine at Namibia Institute for Democracy
  2. ↑ "Kasingo,elected Vice-President of the Pan African Parliament". Namibian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Honorary professorship conferred on Kasingo". New Era . 15 September 2011.
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