Erastus Shuumbwa
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| office1 = Member of the National Assembly of Namibia
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| birthname = Erastus Shuumbwa
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| birth_place = Ondukutu, South West Africa
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| nationality = Namibian
| party = All People's Party
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| alma_mater = Triumphant College
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Erastus Shuumbwa (born 24 August 1974) is a Namibian businessman, farmer and politician. He served as a Member of the National Assembly of Namibia for the All People's Party since March 2020. He was the party's parliamentary chief whip. Shuumbwa was suspended from APP early this year and later joined Action Democratic Movement (ADM). {{Cite web |title=APP's former acting VP Shuumbwa joins ADM {{!}} nbc |url=https://nbcnews.na/node/107333 |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=nbcnews.na}}
Biography
Erastus Shuumbwa was born on 24 August 1974 in Ondukutu, South West Africa. He studied law at Triumphant College.{{cite web |title=Shuumbwa, Erastus |url=https://www.parliament.na/index.php/national-assembly/members/chief-whips/1644-erastus-shuumbwa-cwhip |website=Parliament of Namibia |accessdate=27 July 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727200310/https://www.parliament.na/index.php/national-assembly/members/chief-whips/1644-erastus-shuumbwa-cwhip|archivedate=27 July 2020}} He is a businessman and a farmer.
Shuumbwa joined the All People's Party and was elected to the National Assembly in November 2019. He took office as an MP on 20 March 2020. He served as the party's chief whip.{{cite news |title=Members of the 7th National Assembly |url=https://neweralive.na/posts/members-of-the-7th-national-assembly |accessdate=27 July 2020 |newspaper=New Alive |date=23 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727201329/https://neweralive.na/posts/members-of-the-7th-national-assembly |archivedate=27 July 2020 |location=Khomas}}
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