Michael Goreseb
{{Short description|Namibian politician (1955–2022)}}
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| birth_place = Okombahe, Erongo Region
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|death_place=Windhoek, Namibia
| nationality = Namibian
| party = United Democratic Front
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Michael Bantu Goreseb (22 April 1955 - 8 August 2022). He was a Namibian politician.
He was a member of the United Democratic Front, Goreseb and served as a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since the 2004 parliamentary election until his death in 2021.
In the National Assembly, the Erongo Region native has been a member of the Standing Committee on Economics, Natural Resources and Public Administration, as well as the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Social and Community Development. Prior to entering national politics, Goreseb was mayor and town councillor of Usakos, Erongo from 1998 to 2003.[http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=48 Michael Goreseb] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611172528/http://www.nid.org.na/view_book_entry.php?book_id=48 |date=2011-06-11 }} from the Namibia Institute of Democracy, 2007 In 1994, Goreseb earned a Diploma in Education from Windhoek College of Education.
Political views
In 2005, Goreseb called the state of education in Namibia a "mess" and said the system had "failed the nation".[http://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=19753&no_cache=1 "Education Deputy Minister gets philosophical in NA"], The Namibian, 24 October 2005.
Goreseb died from COVID-19 in 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ak2v57BVj8&t=8s | title=National Assembly pays tribute to fallen lawmakers- NBC | website=YouTube }}
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Category:People from Erongo Region
Category:Members of the National Assembly (Namibia)
Category:United Democratic Front (Namibia) politicians
Category:Mayors of places in Namibia
Category:Windhoek College of Education alumni
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia
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