Kazenambo Kazenambo
| Kazenambo Kazenambo | |
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| Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture | |
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In office 2010–2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Nahas Angula |
| Preceded by | Pohamba Shifeta |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Ekandjo |
| Deputy Minister of Local and Regional Government, Housing and Rural Development | |
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In office 2005–2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Nahas Angula |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Ekandjo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1963 Maun, Botswana |
Kazenambo Kazenambo (born 6 July 1963) is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Kazenambo was first elected to the 4th National Assembly of Namibia in 2005. He then served as Deputy Minister of Local and Regional Government, Housing and Rural Development until 2010, and as Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture until 2012. Kazenambo is a member of SWAPO's Politburo.
Kazenambo was born in Maun, Botswana, the son of Namibian refugees. He joined SWAPO in 1979, at the age of 16. Five years later in 1984, he travelled to Angola, where he received military training. In 1986, he joined SWAPO's military wing as a combatant, People's Liberation Army of Namibia. He fought with SWAPO until 1989, when negotiations ended the Namibian War of Independence. Prior to independence, he also worked as a journalist for the Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA) and the Voice of Namibia radio program. A year later, Namibia became independent and moved to Namibia, the land of his family, where he became a journalist for Namibia Today, the official mouthpiece of the SWAPO Party.
He joined government in 1992 and became an advisor to Prime Minister Hage Geingob in 1996. A longtime member of the SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL), Kazenambo was a member of its Central Committee from 1991 to 2002.
Following the 2004 general election, President Pohamba appointed Kazenambo as the Deputy Minister of Regional, Local Government and Housing and Rural Development behind John Pandeni. Prior to the 2009 elections, Kazenambo was placed 9th overall out of 72 spots on the SWAPO list for the National Assembly. Kazenambo was appointed Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture in 2010 and served in this position until a Cabinet reshuffle on 4 December 2012. In 2014 he was appointed to SWAPO's Politburo.
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