Hendrik Gaobaeb (born 24 April 1964 in Sesfontein) is a Namibian politician.
He is the president of the United Democratic Front since January 2024 and its presidential candidate in the 2024 Namibian general election.
Gaobaeb is a member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) since 1980.
[1] Gaobaeb won the 2004 regional election for UDF in Sesfontein Constituency.
[4] In the 2015 regional election Gaobaeb lost Sesfontein constituency to Julius Koujova of SWAPO.