Frans Kapofi MP | |
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Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs | |
Assumed office 22 April 2021 | |
President | Hage Geingob |
Preceded by | Peter Vilho |
Minister of Home Affairs | |
In office 8 February 2018 –22 April 2021 | |
President | Hage Geingob |
Preceded by | Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana |
Succeeded by | Albert Kawana |
Minister Of Presidential Affairs | |
In office 21 March 2015 –8 February 2018 | |
President | Hage Geingob |
Preceded by | Albert Kawana |
Succeeded by | Immanuel Ngatjizeko |
Secretary to cabinet | |
In office 1999–2015 | |
President | Hifikepunye Pohamba Hage Geingob |
Personal details | |
Born | Onaame,Ohangwena Region | 25 January 1953
Nationality | Namibian |
Political party | SWAPO |
Residence(s) | Windhoek,Namibia |
Alma mater | Eastern and Southern African Management Institute,Naval Postgraduate School |
Frans Kapofi (born 25 January 1953 at Onaame,Ohangwena region) is a Namibian politician who since 1999 has served in various positions in cabinet. [1]
A member of SWAPO,he is a military officer by training. Kapofi has been a permanent secretary for various ministries of government since 1990. Thereafter he was appointed as cabinet secretary from 1999 to 2015. From 2015 to 2018 he served as Minister of Presidential Affairs. [1] [2] He was appointed Minister of Home Affairs in a cabinet reshuffle on 8 February 2018. [3] Kapofi retained his portfolio after the 2019 Namibian general election;The ministry gained additionally the portfolio of safety and security in 2020. In a cabinet reshuffle in April 2021,he was moved to the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs. [4] He has closely worked with all three of Namibia’s heads of state. [5]
Read more:Swapo’s dark horse - New Era https://neweralive.na/swapos-dark-horse-2 When Hage Geingob ascended to the highest position in the land,again Kapofi was called to become the minister of presidential affairs,a position he held for three years before his redeployment to the Ministry of Home Affairs. [6]
Read more:Swapo’s dark horse - New Era https://neweralive.na/swapos-dark-horse-2
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