Sebastian Ignatius ǃGobs explained

Sebastian Ignatius ǃGobs (born 4 October 1967 in Omaruru, Erongo Region) is a Namibian politician.[1]

A member of the United Democratic Front (UDF), ǃGobs was a member of the town council of Khorixas from 1999 to 2001, and the town council of Usakos from 2001 to 2004. Since 2004 he runs on an UDF ticket for Khorixas Constituency. He won the 2004 regional election and became constituency councillor.[2] Following this election, he was chosen as the UDF's only member of the 3rd National Council.[1]

ǃGobs continued to contest regional elections for the Khorixas Constituency but narrowly lost to Elias ǀAro Xoagub of SWAPO in 2015.[3] In the 2020 regional election he beat SWAPO's Xoagub with 1,677 votes to 1,112.[4]

ǃGobs has been a member of the UDF since the party's inception in 1989. He graduated with a diploma in urban planning from the University of Namibia in 2005.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=47 Profile
  2. News: Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils . Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia . 3366 . 5 . . 3 January 2005 . pdf.
  3. Web site: Regional Council Election Results 2015 . . 3 December 2015 . 11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208163948/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/223442/Regional+Counils+Election+Results_Duly+elected+candidates+2015.pdf/32493774-80b3-4be3-9ca1-1f6ce187673a?version=1.0 . dead . 8 December 2015 .
  4. Web site: Regional Council 2020 Election Results . . 18 January 2021 . Interactive map . 27 June 2021.