Totemeyer quits

By: CHRISTOF MALETSKY

DEPUTY Minister of Regional, Local Government and Housing, Gerhard Totemeyer, has resigned, citing health reasons.

Public Relations Officer Frans Nghitila announced in a statement

yesterday that Totemeyer will leave office on September 1.

He said President Sam Nujoma had granted the request for the

relief to Tötemeyer due to health reasons.

 

The statement said the President acknowledged Totemeyer's

contribution to Government as exemplary and appreciated his offer

to be available in a different capacity for temporary

assignments.

 

Tötemeyer served as Namibia's first Director of Elections -

from 1992 to 1998.

 

Before that he served on the first Delimitation Commission, was

at the University of Namibia as head of the Department of Political

and Administrative Studies, and was the Dean of the Faculty of

Economics and Management Science at Unam.

 

He became a Member of Parliament in 2000 and was subsequently

appointed Deputy Minister of Regional, Local Government and Housing

by Nujoma.

 

Totemeyer has published on political, administrative, electoral

and educational matters, particularly pertaining to Namibia and

South Africa.

 

He said President Sam Nujoma had granted the request for the relief

to Tötemeyer due to health reasons.The statement said the

President acknowledged Totemeyer's contribution to Government as

exemplary and appreciated his offer to be available in a different

capacity for temporary assignments.Tötemeyer served as

Namibia's first Director of Elections - from 1992 to 1998.Before

that he served on the first Delimitation Commission, was at the

University of Namibia as head of the Department of Political and

Administrative Studies, and was the Dean of the Faculty of

Economics and Management Science at Unam.He became a Member of

Parliament in 2000 and was subsequently appointed Deputy Minister

of Regional, Local Government and Housing by Nujoma.Totemeyer has

published on political, administrative, electoral and educational

matters, particularly pertaining to Namibia and South Africa.

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