Hon. Calle. H.G.Schlettwein Finance Minister, Government Republic

Hon. Calle. H.G.Schlettwein
Finance Minister,
Government Republic of Namibia
Tel: +264 61-209 2931
Private Bag 13185
Email Address: [email protected]
Windhoek
Namibia
Biodata
Mr. Calle Schlettwein (born 13 June 1954), and he is currently the Minister of Finance
from 21 March 2015.
Public Appointment
2012 to 21 March 2015 =>Minister of Trade and Industry
2010-2012 =>Deputy Minister of Finance
2010-to date =>Member of the Namibian Parliament (MP)
2003-2010 =>Permanent secretary: Ministry of Finance
1996-2003 =>Permanent secretary: Ministry of Labour
1993-1996 =>Permanent secretary: Ministry of Youth and Sport
1993-=>Permanent secretary: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
1991-1992 =>Permanent secretary: Ministry of Fisheries & Marine Resources
1990-1991=>Appointed as the 1st Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture,
Water, Fisheries & Rural Development in the Independent Republic of Namibia.
1985-1989 =>Head of the Research section in the Department of Water Affairs,
Namibia
1981-1985 =>Employed by the Department of Water Affairs, Namibia as Researcher
for Biological weed control Education
1974-1980 Tertiary Education Bachelor of Science: Zoology and Botany, University of
Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Master of Science: Entomology (Insect Ecology), University of Stellenbosch, South
Africa
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1971-1972 =>Secondary Education and Grade 12: Deutsche Hohere Privatschule,
Windhoek, Namibia
1960-1970 =>Primary Education until Grade 10 Karibib Private School
Board Membership and Other Institutions
2006-2010 =>Member: Namibian Black Empowerment Committee
2005-2010 =>Member: Fisheries Advisory Council
2005-2010 =>Member: Namibian Regional Trust Fund
2004-2010 =>Council Member: University of Namibia
2004-2010 =>Senate Member: University of Namibia
2004-2010 =>Member: National Council for Higher education
2004-2006 =>Chairman: Luderitz Waterfront Development Company
2004-2005 =>Chairman: Namibia Sports Commission
2003-2010 =>Chairman: Namibian Tender Board
2003-2010 =>Member: Diamond Board of Namibia
2003-2010 =>Member: Namibia Development Corporation
2003-2010 =>Member: Bank of Namibia International Institutions
2004-2005 => Co-chaired SACU Council Meeting
2003-2011 => Alternate Governor-African Development Bank
2003-2010 => Alternate Governor-World Bank
20032010 => Member of the Common Monetary Area (CMA) Commission
2003-2010 => Members of the Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU)
2001 => Chairperson of the Government Group of the High Level Tripartite Group on
Marine
Labour Standards
2000 => Chairperson of the ILO Governing Body for the Sectoral Meeting on
Sustainable Agricultural Development in a Globalized World, Geneva, Switzerland
1998-2002 => Namibian Government Delegate at the LLC's
1996-2001 => Namibian Government Representative in the ILO-Governing Body.
Related Experience
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1999-2000 => Chaired the Senior Official Meeting of the OAU Labour and Social Affairs
Commission.
2001 => Cochaired the Senior Official Meeting of the SADAC Sector for Labour and
Employment.
1997-2000 => Namibian Delegate at the Senior Official's OAU Labour and Social
Affairs Commission Sessions.
1999-2001 => Namibian Delegate at the Senior Official's SADAC Labour and
Employment Sector Meetings
1997 to date => Member of the SACU negotiation team for the SACU/USA Free Trade
Agreement
2003 to date => Member of the SACU negotiation team for the SACU/European Free
Trade Agreement.
1999-2000 => Chaired the Senior Official Meeting of the OAU Labour and Social Affairs
Commission.
2003 to date => Member of the SACU negotiation team for the SACU/Mercosur Free
Trade Agreement.
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