Lucia Basson (born 20 March 1953 in
Karasburg,
ÇKaras Region
The ÇKaras Region (pronounced , with a lateral click) is the southernmost and least densely populated of the 14 regions of Namibia; its capital is Keetmanshoop. The name assigned to the region reflects the prominence of the Karas mountain rang ...
) is a
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
n politician who has been the governor of the ÇKaras Region of Namibia from April 2015
to April 2020.
A member of
SWAPO
The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...
, Basson was a member of the
National Assembly of Namibia from being chosen for the SWAPO
electoral list
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by President
Sam Nujoma in 2005 until 2010, when she narrowly missed re-election. She is a SWAPO leader from the
Hardap Region.
Lucia Basson
at Namibia Institute for Democracy
References
1953 births
Living people
People from ÇKaras Region
People from Hardap Region
Members of the National Assembly (Namibia)
SWAPO politicians
21st-century Namibian women politicians
21st-century Namibian politicians
Women members of the National Assembly (Namibia)
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