Patience Masua
Patience Masua | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 28 April 2021 – 20 March 2025 | |
| President | Hage Geingob |
| Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 7, 1999 |
| Party | SWAPO[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Namibia |
Patience Masua (born 7 January 1999) is a Namibian politician and lawyer. She served 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.[2][3][4] Masua served her term until 20th March 2025 but was not reappointed by president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
Early life
Masua was born in Gobabis, Omaheke, on 7 January 1999 after which her family moved to Windhoek. She attended pre and primary school at Kleine Professor College. 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.[5]
Student politics and activism
Masua 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).[2][6]
Community Work
In 2021, Masua founded the Patience Masua Foundation Africa (PMF Africa).[7]
References
- ^ Ndabezitha, Thando (1 October 2021). "'I want to remain relevant' – Patience Masua on being Africa's youngest sitting MP". News24. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ a b Shikongo, Arlana (22 April 2021). "Former Nanso SG replaces Vilho in National Assembly". The Namibian.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Youth leader replaces Vilho - Informanté". informante.web.na. Archived from the original on 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ Shikololo, Aletta (16 October 2019). "20-year-old Masua concerned about multiple challenges facing youth".
- ^ "Popya with Patience Masua - Business boot camp for young entrepreneurs". Truth, for its own sake. Retrieved 2023-02-28.