About Derek Klazen
Born 1965. Derek Klazen is a Namibian politician.
Derek James Klazen (born 31 May 1965 in Walvis Bay) is a Namibian politician and businessman. A member of SWAPO, he was Namibia's Minister of Fisheries from 21 April 2021 to 21 March 2025.
Klazen was born on 31 May 1965 in Walvis Bay, then an exclave of South Africa. He attended De Duine Secondary School until 1984 and then the Khomas Teachers College from 1985 to 1987, graduating with a diploma in education. In 1994 he obtained a higher diploma in education from Windhoek College of Education.
Klazen is a SWAPO member and was a council member of Walvis Bay between 2004 and 2014, serving as mayor between 2006 and 2008, as well as in 2010. In the 2014 parliamentary election he was elected to parliament and immediately appointed deputy minister of Urban and Rural Development.
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