Leon Jooste
Leon Jooste is a Namibian politician and businessperson who currently serves as Minister of Public Enterprises.A member of SWAPO, Jooste was appointed to replace Gerhard Tötemeyer in the National Assembly of Namibia. In 2005, he was elected on the SWAPO Party list and appointed as the Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism in Hifikepunye Pohamba's first cabinet. Jooste is a White Namibian with experience in tourism. Under President Hage Geingob, Jooste was appointed as Minister of Public Enterprises in March 2015.Education
Jooste graduated from Paul Roos Gimnasium and later from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, in 1991, with a BA in archaeology.