Lucia Basson

Lucia Basson
Born (1953-03-20) 20 March 1953 (age 73)
Karasburg, ǁKaras Region
CitizenshipNamibian
OccupationPolitician
TitleGovernor
Term5 years
Political party
SWAPO

Lucia Basson (born 20 March 1953 in Karasburg, ǁKaras Region) is a Namibian politician who has been the governor of the ǁKaras Region of Namibia from April 2015 to April 2020. A member of SWAPO, Basson was a member of the National Assembly of Namibia from being chosen for the SWAPO electoral list by President Sam Nujoma in 2005 until 2010, when she narrowly missed re-election. She is a SWAPO leader from the Hardap Region.

Personal life

Basson is active in gender equality, land reform, and community development initiatives. She is known for her advocacy on behalf of rural Namibians.

References

  1. ↑ "President announces governors". The Namibian. 10 April 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Goodbye". Namibian Sun. 10 April 2020. p. 1.
  3. ↑ Lucia Basson Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine at Namibia Institute for Democracy
  4. ↑ "Basson Lucia – National Assembly profile". Parliament of Namibia. Retrieved 24 June 2025.