Natangwe Paulus Ithete (born 9 January 1976) is a Namibian politician and legislator in the Parliament of Namibia as a member of National Assembly. He serves as chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration. Ithete served in President Hage Geingob's administration as deputy a minister of finance from 2015 to 2020. [1] [2]
Ithete obtatined a diploma in human resources and labour relations from Academy of New York, a diploma in property finance, economic evaluation from Damelin as well as certificate in banking.
Ithete has been a long serving valuation and inspection officer at Agricultural Bank of Namibia from 2002 to 2015. He served a vice president of Namibia Financial Institutions Union (NAFUNI) from 2013 to 2015. He has been a deputy national secretary of NAFUNI from 2005 to 2013.
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