Loide Kasingo

Loide Lucky Shoopala Kasingo (born 17 February 1954) is a Namibian politician and prominent trade unionist. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Kasingo has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1996 and was a deputy minister from 1996 to 2005. She has served as Deputy Speaker of Parliament since 2010.

Early life and education Born in Oshikoto Region in 1954, Kasingo studied at Ongwediva High School in Ongwediva in 1971. She then moved on to the University of the North in South Africa, where she graduated from with a Bachelor of Jurisprudence in 1978. After taking various courses in Marketing Management in South Africa from 1983 to 1984, Kasingo was sent to Turin, Italy for training at the International Labour Organization (ILO). In 1987, she earned a diploma in Training Methodology for Trade Union Instructors from the ILO.

Awards Kasingo was awarded The Most Brilliant Order of the Sun second-class for his distinguished service above the call of duty, in August 2024 by President Nangolo Mbumba. In September 2011, Kasingo was named an honorary professor at Jilin University in China.