Erkki Nghimtina
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Erkki Nghimtina at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China 2012
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| Minister of Mines and Energy | |
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Assumed office March 2005 |
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16 September 1948 South West Africa |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Political party | SWAPO |
| Residence | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Alma mater | , (Germany) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Christian |
Colonel(retired) Erkki Nghimtina (born 16 September 1948) is a Namibian politician and former military officer in the Namibia Defence Force(NDF). A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Nghimtina has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1995 and the Minister of Mines and Energy since 20 March 2005. As of 2013 he is the Minister of Works and Transport.
Erkki Nghimtina was born in Eembidi in Ovamboland (now Ohangwena Region) in September 1948 to Meriam Shopati and Johannes Nghimtina. He began working in 1970 as a clerk in Oshakati and from 1972–73 in the postal services of South West Africa. He has 13 children; 8 daughters and 5 sons.
Nghimtina went into exile with SWAPO in 1974 to Oshatotwa, Zambia. From Zambia, he left to the Soviet Union, where he trained as a military radio specialist until 1976. Returning to Zambia, Nghimtina became instructor and later supervisor for the eastern front of the Namibian War of Independence until 1979. From 1979–1982, the Eembidi native was the Director of Communications at Shilumbaba in Zambia while earning a diploma from the in the German Democratic Republic. From 1983–1989, he was the director of communications for the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) wing of SWAPO.
Nghimtina returned to Namibia for the first time in 15 years in 1989. He entered the Namibia Defence Force wuth the rank of Colonel and was appointed as Assistant Director of Communications in the NDF and lasted in that post until retirement from active duty in 1995. While in the Namibian military, Nghimtina worked extensively with Southern African Development Community and African Union on regional and continental security measures.
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