Jerry Ekandjo | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture | |
| In office 4 December 2012 – 1 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Kazenambo Kazenambo |
| Succeeded by | Erastus Uutoni |
| Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development | |
| In office 8 April 2008 – 4 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | John Pandeni |
| Succeeded by | Charles Namoloh |
| Minister of Lands and Resettlement | |
| In office 21 March 2005 – 8 April 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Succeeded by | Alpheus ǃNaruseb |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office September 1995 – 21 March 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Succeeded by | Rosalia Nghidinwa |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 21 March 1995 – September 1995 | |
| Deputy Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Loide Kasingo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1947 Windhoek, South-West Africa |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Political party |  SWAPO |
| Spouse | Loide Ndapewa Ekandjo |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Windhoek, Namibia |
| Profession | Politician, Teacher |
Jerry Lukiiko Ekandjo (born 17 March 1947) is a Namibian politician, former anti-apartheid activist and political prisoner. He is one of the founding members of the SWAPO Youth League and has been one of the most active internal leading members of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) during the liberation struggle. He spent eight years in prison on Robben Island after being charged for inciting violence in 1973.
Ekandjo has been a member of the cabinet of Namibia from independence in 1990 until 2018, serving the SWAPO government in various ministerial positions. His last appointment was Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture, from which he was recalled in early 2018. In 2012 he was a candidate for the vice-president of SWAPO and came second to Hage Geingob who eventually became the president of Namibia in 2015. In 2017 Ekandjo was nominated as a candidate for the president of SWAPO and came second again to Hage Geingob.