Yvonne Dausab
Dausab in 2022
Minister of Justice
Assumed office
21 March 2020
PresidentHage Geingob
Preceded bySacky Shanghala
Chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission
In office
2015 – 21 March 2020
Preceded bySacky Shanghala
Personal details
Bornc. 1974 (age 49–50)
CitizenshipNamibian
Political partySWAPO
Alma materUniversity of the Western Cape
University of Pretoria
OccupationLawyer

Yvonne Dausab is a Namibian lawyer and politician who has been the Minister of Justice of Namibia since March 2020.

Early life and career

Dausab grew up in Katutura, a segregated area for Blacks in Windhoek. She completed A Shipena Secondary School as the head girl. Dausab completed secondary school not long after Namibia's independence, and went on to study a BA in Law and LLB at the University of the Western Cape and an LL.M. with a specialization in Human Rights and African Democratisation at the University of Pretoria thanks to various scholarships.[1]

Dausab was admitted as a legal practitioner of the High Court of Namibia in April 2000 at the age of 25.[1] She then worked in human rights at an African NGO based in Lusaka, Zambia for five years before returning to Namibian and joining a private law practice. In 2007, Dausab joined the University of Namibia as a part-time law lecturer. In 2009, she received a faculty position and was later appointed the deputy dean.[1]

Political career

Dausab left academia in 2015 when she was appointed the chairperson of the Law Reform and Development Commission[2][3] in 2015 by Namibian president Hage Geingob.[4] In March 2020, she was appointed Minister of Justice, replacing Sacky Shanghala.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Goaes, Innocent (2016). "Interview with Ms Yvonne Dausab: chairperson of the law reform and development commission". Sister Namibia. 28 (2). Retrieved 25 March 2020 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  2. ↑ Beukes, Jemima (2015-06-04). "Dausab takes over from Shanghala at LRDC". Namibian Sun. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  3. ↑ Smith, Sonja. "Law Reform & Development Commission faces eviction". The Windhoek Observer. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  4. ↑ Menges, Werner (4 June 2015). "President appoints new law reform chief". The Namibian. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  5. ↑ Nakatana, Festus (2020-03-23). "Geingob drops Cabinet surprises". New Era Live. Retrieved 2020-03-25.


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