Tjekero Tweya

Tjekero Tweya (born 18 June 1960 in Shamundambo, Okavango Region), is a Namibian politician and trade unionist.

Tweya obtained a Higher Education teaching diploma in 1988 and worked as teacher and principal between 1989 and 1992.

[1] Tweya completed a BEd (Honours) from the University of Namibia in 1993 and an MBA from the Management College of Southern Africa in 2012.

In 1985, Tweya helped to found, and was chairperson of, the Namibia National Students Organisation (NANSO).

In a cabinet reshuffle in February 2018 he became Minister of Industrialization, Trade and SME Development.