Sebastian Ignatius ǃGobs (born 4 October 1967 in Omaruru,

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at Namibia Institute for Democracy A member of the United Democratic Front (UDF), ǃGobs was a member of the town council of

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from 1999 to 2001, and the town council of

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from 2001 to 2004. Since 2004 he runs on an UDF ticket for Khorixas Constituency. He won the 2004 regional election and became constituency councillor. Following this election, he was chosen as the UDF's only member of the 3rd National Council. ǃGobs continued to contest regional elections for the Khorixas Constituency but narrowly lost to Elias ǀAro Xoagub of

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. In the 2020 regional election he beat SWAPO's Xoagub with 1,677 votes to 1,112. ǃGobs has been a member of the UDF since the party's inception in 1989. He graduated with a diploma in urban planning from the

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in 2005.

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1967 births Living people People from Omaruru United Democratic Front (Namibia) politicians Members of the National Council (Namibia) University of Namibia alumni {{Namibia-politician-stub