Michael Goreseb

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Michael Bantu Goreseb
Personal details
Born(1955-04-22)22 April 1955
Okombahe, Erongo Region
Died8 August 2021(2021-08-08) (aged 66)
Windhoek, Namibia
Nationality Namibian
Political party United Democratic Front
Residence Namibia

Michael Bantu Goreseb (22 April 1955 - 8 August 2022). He was a Namibian politician.

He was a member of the United Democratic Front, Goreseb and served as a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since the 2004 parliamentary election until his death in 2021.

In the National Assembly, the Erongo Region native has been a member of the Standing Committee on Economics, Natural Resources and Public Administration, as well as the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social and Community Development. Prior to entering national politics, Goreseb was mayor and town councillor of Usakos, Erongo from 1998 to 2003. [1] In 1994, Goreseb earned a Diploma in Education from Windhoek College of Education.

Political views

In 2005, Goreseb called the state of education in Namibia a "mess" and said the system had "failed the nation". [2]

Goreseb died from COVID-19 in 2022. [3]

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References

  1. Michael Goreseb Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine from the Namibia Institute of Democracy, 2007
  2. "Education Deputy Minister gets philosophical in NA", The Namibian, 24 October 2005.
  3. "National Assembly pays tribute to fallen lawmakers- NBC". YouTube .