Willem Konjore
Willem Konjore is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Konjore was a member of the National Assembly of Namibia beginning with the Constituent Assembly in 1989 and ending following the election of the 5th National Assembly in 2010. He served as deputy speaker of this body from 2000 to 2005.
Konjore trained as a teacher from 1966 to 1967 at Döbra and studied theology from 1976 to 1979. He was appointed as Minister of Environment and Tourism in 2005, and was moved to the Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture portfolio in 2008.
Konjore was married to Elsie Atanasia Konjore from Vaalgras. They had five children. His wife died in 2013. On Heroes' Day 2014 he was conferred the Most Brilliant Order of the Sun, Second Class.
