Calle Schlettwein

Honourable
Calle Schlettwein
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
21 March 2015
Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Preceded by Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
4 December 2012  21 March 2015
Prime Minister Hage Geingob
Preceded by Hage Geingob
Succeeded by Immanuel Ngatjizeko
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
2010–2012
Prime Minister Nahas Angula
Succeeded by Natangwe Ithete

Calle Schlettwein is a Namibian politician who has served in the government of Namibia as Minister of Finance since 2015. Previously he was Minister of Trade from 2012 to 2015.

Beginning at Namibian Independence in 1990, he served as permanent secretary in various ministries. After seven years of deployment in the Ministry of Finance he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Finance in 2010.[1] In a Cabinet reshuffle following the 2012 SWAPO congress, Schlettwein was promoted to Minister of Trade and Industry on 4 December 2012.[2]

On Heroes' Day 2014 he was conferred the Excellent Order of the Eagle, Second Class.[3]

Under President Hage Geingob, Schlettwein was moved to the post of Minister of Finance in March 2015.[4]

References

  1. Ndjebela, Toivo (12 August 2011). "Under Spending is a 'Sin'". New Era (via allafrica.com).
  2. Shipanga, Selma; Immanuel, Shinovene (5 December 2012). "Transition team picked". The Namibian.
  3. "Namibians honoured by President". New Era. 28 August 2014.
  4. "Geingob announces Cabinet", The Namibian, 20 March 2015.


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