Marco Hausiku
| The Honourable Marco Hausiku | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia | |
| In office 21 March 2010 – 21 March 2015 | |
| President | Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Prime Minister | Nahas Angula Hage Geingob |
| Succeeded by | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 27 May 2004 – 21 March 2010 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Prime Minister | Theo-Ben Gurirab Nahas Angula |
| Preceded by | Hidipo Hamutenya |
| Succeeded by | Utoni Nujoma |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 27 August 2002 – 27 May 2004 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Prime Minister | Theo-Ben Gurirab |
| Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services | |
| In office 1995 – 27 August 2002 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Prime Minister | Theo-Ben Gurirab |
| Minister of Works, Transport and Communication | |
| In office 1992–1995 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Prime Minister | Theo-Ben Gurirab |
| Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation | |
| In office 21 March 1990 – 1992 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Prime Minister | Hage Geingob |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1953 Kapako, Okavango Region |
| Political party | SWAPO |
Marco Mukoso Hausiku (born 25 November 1953[1]) is a Namibian politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia from 2010 to 2015. Previously he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2010.
Life and career
Hausiku was born in Kapako, Okavango Region.[1] Immediately prior to independence, Hausiku was a SWAPO member of the Members of the Constituent Assembly which was in place from November 1989 to March 1990,[2] and since 1990 he has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia.[1] He served as Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation from 1990 to 1992,[1] as Minister of Works, Transport and Communication from 1992 to March 1995 and as Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services from March 1995 to August 2002.[1][3] He was appointed Minister of Labour on 27 August 2002,[1][4] and after nearly two years in that position he was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs by President Sam Nujoma on 27 May 2004. This appointment followed Nujoma's dismissal of the previous foreign minister, Hidipo Hamutenya, in the midst of a struggle within SWAPO regarding the nomination of a presidential candidate.[5]
Hausiku received the 16th highest number of votes, 345, in the election to the Central Committee of SWAPO at the party's August 2002 congress.[6] He is SWAPO's Secretary for External Relations as of January 2008.[7]
Amidst a push for new faces in the National Assembly, Hausiku opted not to seek a spot on the SWAPO list for the 2014 election.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Profile at Namibian Parliament website.
- ↑ List of members of the Constituent Assembly, parliament.gov.na.
- ↑ Entry at the Contemporary Africa Database.
- ↑ "Aug 2002 - Namibia", Keesing's Record of World Events, volume 48, August 2002, Namibia, page 44,924.
- ↑ "Nujoma appoints new foreign minister", AFP, May 27, 2004.
- ↑ "The ruling party's new Central Committee", The Namibian, August 27, 2002.
- ↑ Christof Maletsky, "Surprise changes in Swapo" , The Namibian, January 29, 2008.
- ↑ "SPYL hails Swapo list", New Era, 2 September 2014.