Patience Masua
Patience Masua | |
|---|---|
 Masua in 2021 | |
| Member of National Assembly | |
| In office 28 April 2021 – 20 March 2025 | |
| President | Hage Geingob |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1999 Namibia |
| Alma mater | University of Namibia |
Patience Masua (born 7 January 1999) is a Namibian politician and lawyer. She serves as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly, after being appointed by President Hage Geingob in April, 2021, becoming Namibia's youngest Member of Parliament. Previously, she was Secretary General of Namibia National Students Organization and served in the UNAM SRC as student parliamentary speaker.[1][2][3]
Early life[]
Masua was born in Gobabis, Omaheke in 1999 after which her family moved to Windhoek. She attended pre and primary school at Kleine Professor College. However, she finished primary school at Suiderhof Primary School and proceeded to complete her high school at Delta Secondary School Windhoek where she served as Deputy Head Girl in the Learners Representative Council.[4]
Student politics and activism[]
Patience entered mainstream student politics and activism in university, primarily through her newspaper opinion pieces and then serving in the student union as Faculty Representative for the University of Namibia Faculty of Law. Later she ran for the position of Speaker of Student Parliament of the UNAM SRC and won it in 2019. Thereafter she served as Secretary-General for the Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO).[5][6]
References[]
- ^ "Former Nanso SG replaces Vilho in National Assembly". The Namibian. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Masua up for parly challenge". neweralive.na. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Rasmeni, Mandisa (23 April 2021). "Geingob introduces 'fresh blood' to National Assembly – Appoints 22-year old Masua". Namibia Economist. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ https://informante.web.na/?p=303492 | Youth Leader replaces Vilho
- ^ https://neweralive.na/posts/20-year-oldmasua-concerned-about-multiple-challenges-facing-youth | 20 Year Old Masua concerned about youth challenges
- ^ https://allafrica.com/stories/202104230496.html | Former Nanso SG Replaces Vilho
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