Peter Katjavivi

Peter Katjavivi
Katjavivi in 2017
Speaker of the National Assembly
Assumed office
20 March 2015
PresidentHage Geingob
(2015–2024)
Nangolo Mbumba
(since 2024)
Preceded byTheo-Ben Gurirab
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia
In office
1992–2003
Succeeded byLazarus Hangula
Chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology
Assumed office
October 2016
DeputyTjama Tjivikua
Personal details
Born (1941-05-12) 12 May 1941 (age 83)
Okahandja
South-West Africa
NationalityNamibian
Political partySWAPO
SpouseJane Katjavivi (1981–2022)
Children5 (including Perivi Katjavivi)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionProfessor

Peter Hitjitevi Katjavivi (born 12 May 1941) is a Namibian politician who is the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia since March 2015 and the chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology from 1992 to 2003. Previously he was the founding Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia from 1992 to 2003, Ambassador to the European Union from 2003 to 2006, Ambassador to Germany from 2006 to 2008, and Director General of the National Planning Commission from 2008 to 2010.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Search". www.unmultimedia.org. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  2. ^ "The intellectual liberation struggle hero: Professor Peter Katjavivi (1941 … )". New Era Newspaper Namibia. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-09-08.

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