Margaret Mensah-Williams
Namibian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Margaret Natalie Mensah-Williams (born 25 December 1961) is a Namibian politician, diplomat, and prominent SWAPO member. She currently[update] serves as Namibia's ambassador to the United States.
Margaret Mensah-Williams MP | |
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Namibian ambassador to the United States | |
Assumed office December 2020 | |
Preceded by | Monica Nashandi |
Chairperson of the National Council | |
In office 8 December 2015 ā 9 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Asser Kuveri Kapere |
Succeeded by | Bernard Sibalatani |
Regional Councillor for the Khomasdal Constituency | |
In office 1998ā2019 | |
Preceded by | Karel Persendt |
Succeeded by | Samuel Angolo |
Personal details | |
Born | Margaret Natalie Mensah (1961-12-25) 25 December 1961 (age 62) Mariental, South West Africa (now Namibia) |
Nationality | Namibian |
Political party | SWAPO |
Residence(s) | 1605 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. |
Alma mater | Eastern and Southern African Management Institute |
Occupation | Teacher |
Profession | Politician Diplomat |
Committees | Chairperson of the National Council Standing Committee on Women Caucus |
Mensah-Williams also served as a councillor of Windhoek's Khomasdal North constituency from 1998 until 2019, and from this position was elected to represent Khomas Region in the National Council, the upper house of the Namibian Parliament from 2015 to 2019. In the National Council she was elected deputy chairperson in 1998, and chairperson in 2015. She resigned from all regional representative positions prior to the 2019 Namibian general election in order to contest for a seat in the National Assembly, Namibia's lower house, and subsequently became a member of Parliament.