Monica Geingos

Monica Geingos (nee Kalondo in 1977) is a Namibian entrepreneur, lawyer and First Lady of Namibia since 2015. She has been a board member and director within many of the country's large companies. She had also chaired the Presidential Economic Advisory Council.[1]

Monica Geingos
First Lady of Namibia
Assumed role
March 21, 2015
PresidentHage Geingob
Preceded byPenehupifo Pohamba
Personal details
Born
Monica Kalondo

1977 (age 43–44)
Ondonga
NationalityNamibian
Political partySWAPO
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2015)​
ResidenceState House
Windhoek
Namibia
Alma materUniversity of Namibia
ProfessionBusinesswoman, Lawyer

Personal life & career

In 2012, she was voted one of the 12 most influential people of Namibia,[2] and in 2020 she was in the list of 100 most influential African women.[3] Geingos is a graduate of the University of Namibia, and spent the early part of her career working for the Namibia Stock Exchange (NSX) in Windhoek. Geingos served as Chairman of the Board of eBank Namibia and is the managing director of the financial undertaking Stimulus,[4] and General Director of Point Break.[5]

Geingos holds two legal degrees B. Juris and an LLB.[6]

Geingos married the then-President-elect of Namibia, Hage Geingob, on February 14, 2015, shortly before he was sworn into office.[7] She has served as First Lady since March 2015.

References
  1. "Monica Geingos: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  2. "The Villager-2012 most influential personalities". Thevillager.com.na. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  3. Siririka, Paheja (21 August 2020). "Geingos, Theofelus among 100 most influential women". New Era.
  4. New Era Publication Corporation (2014-07-11). "On the Spot with Chairperson of EBank, Monica Kalondo | New Era Newspaper Namibia". Newera.com.na. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  5. "Monica Geingos first Namibian speaker at 'Masters of Success'". The Namibian. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  6. "First Lady Masters of Success next quest". New Era Newspaper Namibia. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  7. Geingob, Monica say 'I do', The Namibian, February 16, 2015
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