| Monica Geingos | |
| Caption: | Former First Lady of Namibia |
| Office: | First Lady of Namibia |
| Term Label: | In role |
| Term Start: | 21 March 2015 |
| Term End: | 4 February 2024 |
| President: | Hage Geingob |
| Predecessor: | Penehupifo Pohamba |
| Successor: | Sustjie Mbumba |
| Birth Name: | Monica Kalondo |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Ondonga |
| Nationality: | Namibian |
| Party: | SWAPO |
| Children: | 2 |
| Residence: | Casa Rosalia Windhoek Namibia |
| Alma Mater: | University of Namibia |
| Profession: | Businesswoman, Lawyer, Former First Lady |
| Website: | https://www.oneeconomyfoundation.com/ |
| Honorific Prefix: | Madam |
Monica Geingos (née Kalondo; born 15 November 1976)[1] is a Namibian entrepreneur and lawyer who served as the 3rd First Lady of Namibia from 2015 until her husband's death in 2024. She has been a board member and director within many of the country's large companies.[2] She had also chaired the Presidential Economic Advisory Council.[3] She was the President of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development.[4]
Geingos holds B.Juris and LLB degrees[5] and has spent 15 years in the financial sector, as a private equity and governance expert.[6]
In 2012, she was voted one of the 12 most influential people of Namibia,[7] and in 2020 she was in the list of 100 most influential African women.[8] Geingos is a graduate of the University of Namibia, and spent the early part of her career working for the Namibia Stock Exchange (NSX) in Windhoek. Geingos served as chairman of the board of eBank Namibia and is the managing director of the financial undertaking Stimulus,[9] and general director of Point Break.[10]
Geingos married the then-President-elect of Namibia, Hage Geingob, on 14 February 2015, shortly before he was sworn into office.[11] She served as First Lady from 21 March 2015 to 04 February 2024, when Geingob died. During her husbands funeral, she described him that he was born a peasant and died a president and despite his modest upbringing, president Hage Geingob accomplished remarkable feats and influenced numerous lives.[12] [13]