Hans Booys

Hans Gabriel Booys
Born4 December 1951
Rehoboth, Hardap Region, Namibia
Died19 July 2021(2021-07-19) (aged 69)
OccupationPolitician

Hans Gabriel Booys (4 December 1951 in Rehoboth, Hardap Region – 19 July 2021) was a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Booys was selected to the National Assembly to replace Nathaniel Maxuilili after he died in a vehicle accident. Shortly after, he was elected in the 1999 election. He was once again re-elected in the 2004 election.

In 2005 President Hifikepunye Pohamba appointed him to serve on the Security Commission – the constitutional body, which makes recommendations to the President on top army and police appointments and other security matters. He was SWAPO's Deputy Chief Whip in the National Assembly.

Career

Booys joined SWAPO in 1974. From 1982 to 1990, he was a literacy instructor for the Namibia Literacy Project. In 1990, he became a regional commissioner at Khorixas, Kunene Region. From 1993 to 2002, Booys was a member of the SWAPO Central Committee. From 2009 to 2011, Booys served as a member of the Pan-African Parliament.

Personal life

Booys grew up in South Africa and attended school at Cornelius Goreseb.

He was targetted under the Apartheid regime in South African, being placed under house arrest and tortured by the State.

He lived in Okahandja.

Booys died from COVID-19 in 2021 aged 69.

References

  1. ↑ "Kunene's first commissioner buried in Oka-handjka". New Era. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2023 – via Press Reader.
  2. ↑ Hans Booys Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine at Namibia Institute for Democracy
  3. ↑ Namibian, The (23 July 2021). "Hans Gabriel Booys: Distinguished by exceptional courage". The Namibian. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 Namibian, The (23 July 2021). "Hans Gabriel Booys: Distinguished by exceptional courage". The Namibian. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  5. ↑ Facebook Post [user-generated source]