Tom Alweendo

Thomas Kavaningilamo Alweendo (born 17 March 1958 in Omusheshe, Oshana Region) is a Namibian businessperson and politician who has been Minister of Mines and Energy since 2018. In 2003, he became the first Namibian Governor of the Bank of Namibia when he replaced Jafaar bin Ahmad of Malaysia.

Honourable

Tom Alweendo
Minister of Mines and Energy
Assumed office
8 February 2018
PresidentHage Geingob
Prime MinisterSaara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Preceded byObeth Kandjoze
Minister in the Presidency in charge of the National Planning Commission
In office
21 March 2010 – 8 February 2018
PresidentHifikepunye Pohamba
Hage Geingob
Prime MinisterHage Geingob
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Preceded byHelmut Angula
Succeeded byObeth Kandjoze
Governor of the Bank of Namibia
In office
1 January 1997 – 25 March 2010
PresidentSam Nujoma
Hifikepunye Pohamba
Hage Geingob
Prime MinisterHage Geingob
Theo-Ben Gurirab
Nahas Angula
Succeeded byIpumbu Shiimi
Personal details
Born (1958-03-17) 17 March 1958
Omusheshe, Oshana Region, South West Africa (now Namibia)
Alma materUniversity of the Witwatersrand
University of Wales

Education

Alweendo earned a bachelor's degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wales in the United Kingdom.[1]

As Governor of the Bank of Namibia, he maintained the Namibian dollar's linkage with the South African rand. He also raised concerns about increasing amounts of government debt and questioned whether expenditures on education produced better results.[2]

In 2010, Alweendo was appointed to lead the National Planning Commission. When Hage Geingob took office as President in March 2015, he was confirmed as the Minister of Economic Planning in charge of the National Planning Commission.[3] In a Cabinet reshuffle in February 2018, Alweendo became Minister of Mines and Energy, swapping positions with Obeth Kandjoze.[4]

References
  1. "Alweendo, Thomas K." Parliament of Namibia. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. Tom Alweendo Namibia Institute for Democracy Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Immanuel, Shinovene; Mongudhi, Tileni (20 March 2015). "Costly Democracy". The Namibian. pp. 1–2.
  4. Matthys, Donald (8 February 2018). "President reshuffles Cabinet—Vice President relieved of duties". Namibia Economist.


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