Lydia Katjita 4067322 180091202 2007-12-25T10:40:47Z BOTijo 3729068 +DEFAULTSORT '''Lydia Katjita''' (b. [[15 October]] [[1953]] in Omatjete, [[Erongo Region]], [[Namibia]]) is a former member of the [[National Assembly of Namibia]] and the [[Pan-African Parliament]]. ==Biography== Lydia Katjita was born [[15 October]] [[1953]] in Omatjete in the [[Erongo Region]] of [[Namibia]]. In 1989, she received a Higher Primary Education Certificate (HPEC) from the [[University of Namibia]]. She acquired a [[B.A.]] from the [[University of South Africa]] in 1996 and enrolled in the [[Master of Education]]al Management and Administration program at the University of Namibia the next year.<ref name="profile">{{cite web |url= http://www.parliament.gov.na/ims/pub/biodatadetail.asp?e=59&i=162 |title= Biographical information on member of 3rd National Assembly of the Republic of Namibia 1999- 2004 |accessdate=2006-12-14 |format= HTML}}</ref> From [[1980]] to the start of her national political career in [[1999]], Katjita was a teacher. During this time, she held multiple other positions, including Head of Department for Sciences, [[Mathematics]], [[English language|English]], and [[Afrikaans]] at the Ministry of Education in [[Grootfontein]] (1993-99), member of the School Board and Management Committee at Kalenga English [[Primary School]] (1993-99), Treasurer of the Evangelical [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] Church in Grootfontein (1994-recent), Chairperson of the Grootfontein Town Council (1995-96), part-time teacher at the [[Namibian College of Open Learning]] (NAMCOL) in Grootfontein (1995-99), and assistant researcher to Dr. S. Ellingson at the University of Namibia (1997).<ref name="profile">{{cite web |url= http://www.parliament.gov.na/ims/pub/biodatadetail.asp?e=59&i=162 |title= Biographical information on member of 3rd National Assembly of the Republic of Namibia 1999- 2004 |accessdate=2006-12-14 |format= HTML}}</ref> ===Political career=== Katjita became a member of the Third National Assembly of Namibia in 2000 (representing [[SWAPO]]) and remained in office until after the November [[Namibian parliamentary election, 2004|2004 Namibian parliamentary election]]. While in office, she focused especially on legislation affecting [[rural]] areas and was a member of the [[standing committee]]s on Human Resources and Gender Development and on Privileges and Reports of the [[Ombudsperson]].<ref name="profile">{{cite web |url= http://www.parliament.gov.na/ims/pub/biodatadetail.asp?e=59&i=162 |title= Biographical information on member of 3rd National Assembly of the Republic of Namibia 1999- 2004 |accessdate=2006-12-14 |format= HTML}}</ref> In 2002, she was appointed chairman of a parliamentary sub-committee to accept nominations for the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in Namibia.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.grnnet.gov.na/News/Archive/2002/October/Week3/nobel.htm | title = Nobel Peace Prize Sub-committee Appointed | work = | publisher = [[Government of Namibia Network]] | date = [[22 October]] [[2002]]}}</ref> Katjita was also a member of the Namibia branch of the [[Commonwealth Parliamentary Association]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/wtocpa_mps_dec03_e.pdf | title = Regional Workshops for Parliamentarians on the Multilateral Trading System | accessdate=2006-12-14 | year = 2003 | format = PDF | pages = 31}}</ref> and the [[Pan-African Parliament]],<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.grnnet.gov.na/News/Archive/2004/february/week3/namibia.htm | title = Namibia Appoints MPs to African Parliament | work = | publisher = [[Government of Namibia Network]] | date = [[19 February]] [[2004]]}}</ref> where she was on the Justice and Human Rights Committee and the Pan-African Parliamentary Women Caucus. In July 2005, she was appointed Secretary for Administration and Finance of the Pan African Women’s Organization.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.grnnet.gov.na/News/Archive/2005/july/week4/nys_rpt.htm | title = MEDIA RELEASE FROM CABINET CHAMBERS | work = | publisher = [[Government of Namibia Network]] | date = [[12 July]] [[2005]]}}</ref> ==References== <references/> ==See also== *[[National Assembly of Namibia]] *[[Pan-African Parliament]] *[[Politics of Namibia]] *[[South-West Africa People's Organisation]] ==External links== *[http://www.parliament.gov.na/ Parliament of Namibia] *[http://www.parliament.gov.na/ims/pub/getindivs.asp?e=59&en=3rd%20National%20Assembly%20of%20the%20Republic%20of%20Namibia%201999-%202004 Members of the 3rd National Assembly] of the Republic of Namibia, 1999-2004 *[http://www.pan-african-parliament.org/index2.htm Pan-African Parliament] {{DEFAULTSORT:Katjita, Lydia}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of the Pan-African Parliament from Namibia]]