Royal ǀUiǀoǀoo


Royal Johan Kxao ǀUiǀoǀoo is a Namibian politician who is serving in the Cabinet of Namibia as Deputy Minister of Marginalised People since March 2015. He was a member of Parliament as a SWAPO backbencher between 2000 and 2010, and after that a special advisor in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Early life and education

ǀUiǀoǀoo grew up in Botswana. Between 1991 and 1997 he worked as a teacher at different schools. In 2000 he finished his matric at NamCOL and holds a certificate in Linguistic Studies in African Languages. he is enrolled at Unisa for a law degree.
ǀUiǀoǀoo is an ethnic ǃKung from Tsumkwe Juǀʼhoan-speaking community, for which he is also a senior traditional officer. At the time he became a parliamentarian in 2000, he was the youngest ever SWAPO MP. He also was the first and only San to serve in Parliament.