Hendrik Gaobaeb

Hendrik Gaobaeb (born 24 April 1964) is a Namibian politician. He is the president of the United Democratic Front since January 2024 and its presidential candidate in the 2024 Namibian general election.

Hendrik Gaobaeb
Born	(1964-04-24) 24 April 1964 (age 61) Sesfontein, South West Africa (today Namibia)
Nationality	Namibian
Political party	UDF

Gaobaeb is a member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) since 1980. He holds a National Diploma in Public Administration from the Polytechnic of Namibia (today Namibia University of Science and Technology). From 1996 to 2004 he was CEO of Khorixas.^[1]

Gaobaeb won the 2004 regional election for UDF in Sesfontein Constituency.^[2] He was reelected in the 2010 regional election.^[3] In this second term as constituency councillor he was elected regional councillor and represented Kunene Region in the National Council.^[4] In the 2015 regional election Gaobaeb lost Sesfontein constituency to Julius Koujova of SWAPO. In the 2020 regional election he again became councillor.^[5]

In January 2024 Gaobaeb became president of the UDF at its elective congress. He subsequently was nominated presidential candidate for the 2024 presidential election.^[6]