Penda Ya Ndakolo

Penda Ya Ndakolo (* 23. March 1960 in Oshigambo , South West Africa ) is a Namibian politician of SWAPO . From March 2015 to March 2020 he worked in the Geingob I cabinet as a Minister in the Ministry of Defense .

Ya Ndakolo was from 2004 to 2015 and has been governor of the Oshikoto region since April 7, 2020 . He was a member of the National Council from 2004 to 2010 ; since 2015 he has been a member of the National Assembly . In the 1980s he was a member of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia in the Namibian Liberation Struggle .

Awards

In 2014 he received one of the highest orders in Namibia for his services with the Most Distinguished Order of Namibia (1st class) from President Hifikepunye Pohamba .

In 2009 he was a war veteran (veteran of the National Liberation Struggle of Namibia) acknowledged.

↑ Engel Nawatiseb: Namibia: From Freedom Fighter to Politician . In: New Era , August 20, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
↑ Namibians honored by President . August 28, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
↑ Biography of Honorable Minister Penda Ya Ndakolo Ministry of Defense. Retrieved October 18, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Ya Ndakolo, Penda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Namibian politician, governor and minister
DATE OF BIRTH	March 23, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oshigambo , South West Africa