Vipuakuje Muharukua Explained

Vipuakuje Muharukua
Birth Place:	Namibia
Term Start:	20 March 2015

Vipuakuje Muharukua is a Namibian politician who served in the Parliament of Namibia. He was elected to Parliament on a Popular Democratic Movement ticket in 2014. At 31, he was the second youngest elected MP in Namibia since McHenry Venaani in 2002.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Early life and political career

Muharukua, an ethnic Ovahimba, was born in 1983 in Opuwo in the Kunene Region of north-western Namibia. He was elected to the parliament of Namibia during the 2014 general election, becoming the youngest member of that particular parliament at the time.^{[5] [6]}

Resignation

Muharukua resigned from the party (PDM) and parliament on 09 April 2024, respectively.^[7] At the time of resignation he was serving as the Chief Whip of the Popular Democratic Movement.^[8]

Notes and References

1. http://www.parliament.na/index.php?option=com_contact&view=contact&id=1192:muharukua-vipuakuje-al&catid=104&Itemid=1479 | Muharukua, Vipuakuje
2. https://www.thevillager.com.na/articles/14201/ya-ndakolo-and-muharukua-clash-over-defence-spending-/ The Villager Newspaper Namibia
3. https://www.lelamobile.com/content/75514/Speakers-make-a-mockery-of-Parliament-Muharukua/ Lela Mobile Online - Speakers make a mockery of Parliament: Muharukua
4. https://namibiadailynews.info/muharukua-rues-nujoma-over-kunene-remarks/ Muharukua rues Nujoma over Kunene remarks | Namibia Daily News
5. https://www.namibian.com.na/178704/archive-read/Parliament-adjourned-over-corruption-claims-insults | Parliament adjourned over corruption claims, insults - The Namibian
6. https://www.namibiansun.com/news/meet-namibiaeurtms-youngest-mp Meet Namibia's youngest MP - Local News - Namibian Sun
7. Web site: Petersen . Shelleygan . 2024-04-09 . Muharukua resigns from PDM, National Assembly . 2024-05-17 . The Namibian . en-GB.
8. Web site: Members of 7th National Assembly . 2024-05-17 . Namibian Parliament . en-US.