Otto Ipinge

Otto Ipinge is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Ipinge is the former mayor of Otjiwarongo. As mayor, Ipinge focused on attracting investment to the city, effective management and efficiency as well as increasing tourism, agriculture and mineral management.[1] As of June 2009, he was the electoral coordinator for SWAPO in his native Otjozondjupa Region.[2] Prior to the 2009 general election, Ipinge was placed on SWAPO's electoral list at number 61. However, SWAPO only received enough votes for 54 seats and Ipinge was not elected to the National Assembly. Ipinge was subsequently elected as the regional councillor for Otjiwarongo Constituency in the 2010 regional elections.[3] In April 2015, Ipinge was appointed governor of the Otjozondjupa Region.[4] He served in this position until 2020.[5]

References
  1. Ipinge re-elected at Otjiwarongo The Namibian, 18 May 2006
  2. Swapo squabbles continue The Namibian, 9 July 2010
  3. Otjiwarongo Constituency Results Electoral Commission of Namibia
  4. "President announces governors". The Namibian. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. "Goodbye". Namibian Sun. 10 April 2020. p. 1.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.