Career
In 2010, she was re-elected to the National Assembly and reappointed as the Immigration and Home Affairs minister. Persisting problems with fraud and mismanagement have led to the appointment of Ngarikutuke Tjiriange as special advisor to the minister to bring about all-round improvement at the Ministry. The Okavango Region native first joined SWAPO in 1974 at the age of 22.
She represented the ELCIN at the Lutheran World Conference in 1987 and served on the Church"s governing council from 1991 to 1996.
Nghidinwa was married to Sam Nghidinwa until his abrupt death in February 2009. He died at the family"s Cimbebasia suburban household while cleaning a family vehicle.
He was 58 and owned Katwitwi Construction Company in Rundu at the time of his death. She has 6 children, 4 boys and 2 girls.
