Faustina Namutenya Caley (born 17 November 1956) is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Caley joined

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in 2015 and was appointed deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture in 2020.

Early life and professional career

Faustina Caley was born on 17 November 1956, in Ruurumwe,

Kavango West Kavango West is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital and only self-governed settlement is Nkurenkuru, its governor is Sirkka Ausiku. The Region was created in 2013 when the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango ...

, and grew up at Sarusungu now known as Kaisosi, in

Kavango East Kavango East is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Rundu, its governor is Bonifatius Wakudumo. The Region was created in 2013 when the Kavango Region was split into Kavango East and Kavango West. The only self-governed settle ...

. She started her primary school in Kavango Region and finished her grade 12 at Rundu Secondary School. Caley attended Augustineum Training College and graduated with a social worker certificate in 1979. She worked as a social worker for government until 1983. In 1990, she became acting principal of Dr Romanus Kampungu Secondary School in Rundu. From 1991 Caley worked for the

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in various positions until 2014, rising to director of education of

Otjozondjupa Region Otjozondjupa is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia. Its capital is Otjiwarongo. The region further contains the municipalities of Okahandja and Grootfontein and the towns Okakarara and Otavi. , Otjozondjupa had 97,945 registered voters. Ge ...

. In parallel she obtained various tertiary degrees, a diploma in Primary Education from the

University of Namibia The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a multi-campus public research university in Namibia, as well as the largest university in the country. It was established by an act of Parliament on 31 August 1992. Background UNAM comprises the follow ...

(1997), a Bachelor of Philosophy from the

University of Hull , mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learning, established = 1927 – University College Hull1954 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £18.8 million (2016) , budget = £190 million ...

, United Kingdom (1998), a Masters in Education (M.Ed) from

University of Manchester , mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity , established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univ ...

(1999), and a postgraduate diploma in Management Studies from MANCOSA, South Africa (2003).

Political career

Caley became a SWAPO member of the

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in 2015 and served as the chairperson of the Parliamentary standing committee on ICT and Innovation. For the 2020–2025 legislative period she was appointed deputy minister of Basic Education, Arts and Culture.

Reference

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caley, Faustina Women members of the National Assembly (Namibia) 21st-century Namibian women politicians SWAPO politicians Members of the National Assembly (Namibia) 1956 births Alumni of the University of Manchester Alumni of the University of Hull University of Namibia alumni Management College of Southern Africa alumni 21st-century Namibian politicians People from Kavango West Living people