Esperance Luvindao
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Honorable Dr. Esperance Luvindao | |
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| Minister of Health and Social Services | |
| Assumed office 22 March 2025 | |
| President | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
| Preceded by | Kalumbi Shangula |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1994 (age 31–32) Windhoek, Namibia |
| Party | SWAPO |
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Esperance Luvindao is a Namibian politician, medical doctor, public health advocate, humanitarian, and international speaker. In March 2025, Luvindao was appointed as Namibia's Minister of Health and Social Services, making her the youngest health minister in African history, and the second youngest Health Minister in global history, second to Minister Ariana Campero of Bolivia, appointed at the age of 28.[citation needed] She shares second place with Minister Adam Vojtech of the Czech Republic, also appointed at the age of 31.[1] During the 78th World Health Assembly held between 19 and 27 May 2025, Luvindao was appointed as the chairperson of Committee A.
Luvindao was born in Namibia in 1994. She attended Martti Ahtisaari Primary School in Windhoek before transferring to St Paul's College, where she completed Grade 12.[2]
Luvindao obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degrees from the University of Namibia School of Medicine. She later earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Healthcare Management from the Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA) and completed executive and management coaching studies at the University of Cape Town. She completed a postgraduate certificate in digital health with Harvard Business Online and holds a postgraduate diploma in Public Health from the University of Pretoria.