The Electoral Commission has announced the appointment of Petrus Shaama as the new Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer of the Electoral Commission of Namibia, for a period of Five (5) Years, effective 01 September 2023.
The appointment comes after an extensive recruitment process carried out, in which Shaama proved to be the qualified and suitable candidate.
Shaama is the current Director of Operations at ECN. He has over 10 years of experience in electoral management, and 25 years in public administration and management in the public sector having served in different portfolios. He pursued a Master Degree in Electoral Policy and Administration (MEPA), Bachelor of Business Administration Honors Degree, Bachelor of Technology Degree in Human Resources Management, and National Diploma in Human Resources Management, with extensive experience in electoral management processes.