Maureen Hinda-Mbuende Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Maureen Hinda-Mbuende
Country:Namibia
Office:Deputy minister of Finance and Public Enterprises
President:Hage Geingob
Term Start:April 2021
Office1:Deputy minister of Home Affairs, Immigration and Safety and Security
President1:Hage Geingob
Term Start1:February 2018
Term End1:March 2021
Office2:Deputy minister of International Relations and Cooperation
President2:Hage Geingob
Term Start2:March 2015
Term End2:February 2018
Birth Date:9 September 1964
Nationality:Namibian
Occupation:Politician
Party:Swapo Party of Namibia
Parliament:National Assembly (Namibia)
Spouse:Kaire Mbuende

Maureen Magreth Hinda-Mbuende (born 9 September 1964) is a Namibian legislator in the National Assembly and a politician serving as a deputy minister of Finance and Public Enterprises.

Early life and education

Hinda was born on 9 September 1964 in Tses, South West Africa (today in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia). She matriculated at Suiderlig High School in 1983 and completed her B.Com. Hons in business administration at the University of the Western Cape in 2002. In 1990 Hinda worked as school teacher at Fredrick Awaseb School. She later served at UN Volunteers as an administration assistant for finance.[1] [2] From 1994 to 1996 she worked as an internal audit clerk at City Savings and Investment Bank. She had been a regional manager at Namibia Housing Enterprise (NHE) in 2002–2009. Hinda-Mbuende left NHE in 2009 to become a managing director at the South Cross HCM Center before she was appointed to be a deputy minister in 2015.

Political career

Hinda-Mbuende has been a member of the National Assembly since 2015. In March 2015 Hinda-Mbuende was first appointed by President Hage Geingob as a deputy minister of International Relations and Cooperation. In a February 2018 cabinet reshuffle she was moved to the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration and Safety and Security, again as deputy minister.[3] She served until March 2021.[4] On 21 April 2021 Hinda-Mbuende was again appointed as deputy minister, this time with the Finance and Public Enterprises portfolio.

Family

Hinda-Mbuende is married to fellow politician and diplomat Kaire Mbuende. They have six children.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Hinda, Maureen M. . 2023-02-16 . Namibian Parliament . en-US.
  2. Web site: Executive Profile - MFPE - Portal Ariel . 2023-02-16 . MFPE . en-US.
  3. News: Presidency keeps 3 deputies . Immanuel . Shinovene . Shapwanale . Ndapewoshali . . 19 February 2018 . 1–2 .
  4. Web site: Zone . The NMH School Newspaper Project-My . Nawatises . Michelline . 2021-08-13 . Celebrating more than 100 days in office . 2023-02-16 . My Zone . en.
  5. News: At home with: Kaire Munionganda Mbuende . Siririka . Paheja . . 26 March 2021 .