Libertine Amathila

Libertina Inaviposa Amathila (née Appolus, born 10 December 1940) is a Namibian physician and politician. She was Namibia's first female doctor and served as the Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia from March 2005 to March 2010.

Other accomplishments of her's include a financial course for non-financial managers from Colombia University (1993), an Advanced Executive Programme at UNISA (1992), and a diploma in Epidemiology and French in Bamako, Mali (1980 – 1983). and since independence in March 1990, she has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia. Following independence, Amathila was one of four parliament members who were women.

1990-2010 From the independence of Namibia in 1990 until 2013, Amathila was as a member of the Namibian Parliament. She was Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing from March 21st, 1990, to September 12th, 1996, at which point she became Minister of Health and Social Services, serving in that position until becoming Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia on the 21st of March, 2005. She received the tenth highest number of votes—363—in the election to the central committee of SWAPO at the party's August 2002 congress.

Other accomplishments include an internship at Mushimbili Teaching Hospital in Dar es Salaam (1969-1970), Director of SWAPO Women's Council (1970-1989), and Director of Health on SWAPO Election Directorate (1989). In 2021, Amathila assisted a visually impaired elderly couple from the Oshikoto Region of Namibia by constructing a home and providing them with medical care. Awards and recognition Amathila received the Ongulumbashe Medal for Bravery and Long Service in 1987,