Bernhard Esau
Bernhard Esau , not infrequently also Bernhardt or Bernard (born December 9, 1957 in Swakopmund , South West Africa ), is a former Namibian politician of SWAPO .
Esau was Minister in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources from 2010 to November 13, 2019 .
Esau studied economics and accounting in the USA and Namibia. He worked in business in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1995 to 2019 Esau was a member of the Namibian National Assembly . Before he became Minister for Fisheries , he was Vice Minister for Trade and Industry (1999–2008) and Vice Minister for Mining and Energy (2008–2010).
Corruption affair
Esau, together with Justice Minister Sacky Shangala , resigned as minister on November 13, 2019 as part of the Fishrot affair . He was arrested on November 23, 2019 and released the following day. The arrest warrant was rejected by a court due to formal errors. Another arrest followed a few days later. It sits 2,019 (as of July 2020) in since November custody .
Web links
- Official website of the Parliament Esau (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ MINISTERIAL STATEMENT BY BERNHARD ESAU, MP MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES AT THE SIGHNING OF PLAN OF ACTION ON COOPERATION IN FISHEREIS BETWEEN NAMIBIA AND INDONESIA BALI - INDONESIA. Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, October 30, 2019.
- ↑ Geingob accepts Esau, Shanghala resignations. The Namibian, November 13, 2019.
- ↑ a b c Biography - Bernhardt Esau. Parliament of the Republic of Namibia. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- ↑ ESAU, SHANGHALA RESIGN AMID CORRUPTION CLAIMS - PRESIDENT ACCEPTS RESIGNATIONS. Namibia Economist, November 13, 2019.
- ^ President fires two ministers. Informanté, November 13, 2019.
- ↑ Esau is free to go. Informanté, November 24th 210.
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SURNAME | Esau, Bernhard |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Esau, Bernard; Esau, Bernhardt |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Namibian politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Swakopmund , South West Africa |