Totemeyer quits

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.