Sankwasa James Sankwasa (born 5 May 1955) is a Namibian politician, a former deputy minister of works and transport and former legislator in the National Assembly. He served as deputy minister of work and transport from 2015 to 2020.
Sankwasa was born on 5 May 1955 in Sikanjabuka district in the Zambezi Region. He hold a master's degree in business administration from Thames Valley University UK in 1997. He has also obtained a Master of Arts degree in health management, planning and policy from Leeds University, UK in 1994.[1]
He become a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Namibia in 2015–2020. After the 2019 election in which SWAPO Party lost 14 seats, Sankwasa was unable to retain his seat in parliament. Subsequently, President Hage Geigob did not appoint him in his cabinet. However, he is currently supporting the vice president of SWAPO Party Netumbo Nandi Ndeitwah who is posed to be the presidential candidate in the 2024 general election.[2] [3]