Natalia ǀGoagoses

Natalia ǀGoagoses (born 21 January 1962) is a Namibian politician who has been a member of the National Assembly for SWAPO since 2020. Since 2023, she has served as Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation. She was also the deputy minister in the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development from April 2021 to September 2023.

Biography
ǀGoagoses was born in Outjo on 21 January 1962. She holds a Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) and a Master of Education (M. Ed.). She has worked as a teacher, education inspector, education director and, from 2013, head of the Erongo Regional Council. In January 2020, she was appointed Deputy Chair of the Council for National Heritage.

In March 2020, President Hage Geingob appointed ǀGoagoses as a non-voting member of the National Assembly. On 21 April 2021, she was appointed deputy minister in the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development when her predecessor Derek Klazen moved to the Fisheries Ministry as minister. On 12 September 2023, in a cabinet reshuffle, ǀGoagoses was appointed Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation.