Alpheus Muheua
{{Short description|Namibian politician (c. 1956–2022)}}
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Alpheus Muheua ({{circa}} 1956 – 16 February 2022) was a Namibian politician who served as the deputy minister of Labour and Social Welfare.
Career
A member of SWAPO, Muheua was elected to the National Assembly of Namibia in the 2009 general election.
He was subsequently appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare in Pohamba's second cabinet.
On 1 May 2010, Muheua applauded Namibia's 2008 Labour law, part of which was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Namibia in 2008.[http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=10814 New Labour Act ‘a success’] New Era, 6 May 2010
On 16 February 2022, Muheua died from COVID-19 in Swakopmund at the age of 65.{{cite news |last1=Niilenge |first1=Taati |title=Alpheus Muheua dies |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/110036/read/Alpheus-Muheua-dies |access-date=4 March 2022 |publisher=The Namibian |date=16 February 2022 |archive-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217073019/https://www.namibian.com.na/110036/read/Alpheus-Muheua-dies |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=https://www.observer24.com.na/geingob-describes-muheua-as-reliable-and-hardworking/ | title=Geingob describes Muheua as reliable and hardworking – Windhoek Observer | date=17 February 2022 }}
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Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:Government ministers of Namibia
Category:Members of the National Assembly (Namibia)
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia
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