Veikko Nekundi (born 24 November 1977) is a Namibian politician serving in the

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as deputy minister of works and transport. He is also a legislator in the National Assembly since 2015.

Biography

Nekundi was born on 24 November 1977 at Otshitutuma, in Omusati Region. He served as a youth development and training personnel at City of Windhoek from 2005 to 2015. After SWAPO Party Youth League secretary general

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expelled from the position in 2015, Nekundi acted as an interim leader of the of SWAPO Party youth wing from 2015 to 2017. In 1998, he served as president of Student Representative council at

Namibia University of Science and Technology The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), formerly known as Polytechnic of Namibia, is a public university located in the city of Windhoek, Namibia. Andrew Niikondo is its acting vice-chancellor. NUST was headed by the founding ...

formally known as

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. In 2013 he obtained a master's degree in business administration from the

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. In addition, he is a holder of B-TECH in marketing obtained in 2009 and in 2008 he obtain a BBA all from NUST.

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1977 births Living people SWAPO politicians People from Omusati Region Members of the National Assembly (Namibia) Government ministers of Namibia 21st-century Namibian politicians University of Namibia alumni Namibia University of Science and Technology alumni {{Namibia-politician-stub