Former minister Erkki Nghimtina died at Edundja village in the Ohangwena region on Sunday.
He was 77.
Ohangwena police regional commander commissioner Ottilie Kashuupulwa confirmed his death to The Namibian on Sunday afternoon.
“It is sad to note that former minister Erkki Nghimtina has died,” she said.
Nghimtima was a member of the National Assembly from 1995 to 2020 and served in various Cabinet roles, including as minister of defence, mines and energy, works and transport, and of labour, industrial relations and employment creation.
Nghimtina’s early life involved working as a clerk at Oshakati and at South West Africa’s postal service.
He went into exile with Swapo in 1974, was trained as a military radio specialist in the Soviet Union, and later became involved in Namibia’s war for independence.
He returned to Namibia in 1989 and entered politics, serving in various roles within Swapo and the Namibian government.
