Background
Lydia Katjita was born 15 October 1953 in Omatjete in the Erongo Region of Namibia.
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In 1989, she received a Higher Primary Education Certificate (HPEC) from the University of Namibia. She acquired a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Africa in 1996 and enrolled in the Master of Educational Management and Administration program at the University of Namibia the next year. From 1980 to the start of her national political career in 1999, Katjita was a teacher.
Political career
In 2002, she was appointed chairman of a parliamentary sub-committee to accept nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize in Namibia.
In July 2005, she was appointed Secretary for Administration and Finance of the Pan African Women's Organization.
Membership
Katjita became a member of the Third National Assembly of Namibia in 2000 (representing SWAPO) and remained in office until after the November 2004 Namibian parliamentary election. While in office, she focused especially on legislation affecting rural areas and was a member of the standing committees on Human Resources and Gender Development and on Privileges and Reports of the Ombudsperson. Katjita was also a member of the Namibia branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the Pan-African Parliament, where she was on the Justice and Human Rights Committee and the Pan-African Parliamentary Women Caucus.
