Edson Isaacks Explained

Edson Isaacks
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Namibia
Term Start1:20 March 2020
Birthname:Edson E. Isaacks
Birth Date:10 July 1973
Birth Place:Windhoek, South West Africa
Nationality:Namibian
Party:Landless People's Movement
Alma Mater:University of Namibia
Occupation:Member of Parliament
Profession:Educator
Farmer
Politician

Edson E. Isaacks (born 10 July 1973) is a Namibian educator, farmer and politician serving as a Member of the National Assembly of Namibia since March 2020. He is the operative secretary of the Landless People's Movement.[1]

Biography

Isaacks was born on 10 July 1973 in Windhoek, South West Africa. He studied at the University of Namibia where he obtained a bachelor's degree in education. He then worked as a teacher and a farmer.

Isaacks joined the Landless People's Movement and was appointed the party's operative secretary, a post similar to any given political party's secretary-general position.[2] He was one of the party's parliamentary candidates for the 2019 general election. He was elected as the party won four seats in parliament. Isaacks took office as a Member of the National Assembly on 20 March 2020.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Kahiurika . Ndanki . LPM frowns on independent candidates' notion . 18 July 2020 . The Namibian . 7 February 2020.
  2. News: Kisting . Denver . Ons sal met Swapo afreken, sĂȘ LPM . 18 July 2020 . Republikein . 8 November 2019 . Afrikaans.
  3. News: Mogotsi . Khanyiswa . Young MPs promise radical change . 18 July 2020 . The Namibian . 4 December 2019 . 19 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200719121216/https://www.namibian.com.na/196062/archive-read/Young-MPs-promise-radical-change . dead .
  4. News: New Parliamentarians sworn in . 18 July 2020 . informante.web.na . 20 March 2020.