Monica_Geingos

Monica Geingos

Monica Geingos

First Lady of Namibia

Monica Geingos (née Kalondo; born 15 November 1976)[1] is a Namibian entrepreneur and lawyer who served as First Lady of Namibia from 2015 until her husband's death in 2024. She has been a board member and director within many of the country's large companies.[2] She had also chaired the Presidential Economic Advisory Council.[3] She was the President of the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development.[4]

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Career

Geingos holds B.Juris and LLB degrees[5] and has spent 15 years in the financial sector, as a private equity and governance expert.[6]

In 2012, she was voted one of the 12 most influential people of Namibia,[7] and in 2020 she was in the list of 100 most influential African women.[8] Geingos is a graduate of the University of Namibia, and spent the early part of her career working for the Namibia Stock Exchange (NSX) in Windhoek. Geingos served as chairman of the board of eBank Namibia and is the managing director of the financial undertaking Stimulus,[9] and general director of Point Break.[10]

Personal life

Geingos married the then-President-elect of Namibia, Hage Geingob, on 14 February 2015, shortly before he was sworn into office.[11] She served as First Lady from 21 March 2015 to 04 February 2024, when Geingob died.

References

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    "Monica Geingos: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 25 December 2017.[dead link]
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    "First Lady Masters of Success next quest". New Era. 19 June 2015.
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    "First Lady of Namibia Monica Geingos, UNAIDS Special Advocate for Young Women and Adolescent Girls". www.unaids.org. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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    "The Villager-2012 most influential personalities". Thevillager.com.na. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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    Siririka, Paheja (21 August 2020). "Geingos, Theofelus among 100 most influential women". New Era.
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    New Era Publication Corporation (11 July 2014). "On the Spot with Chairperson of EBank, Monica Kalondo | New Era Newspaper Namibia". Newera.com.na. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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    "Monica Geingos first Namibian speaker at 'Masters of Success'". The Namibian. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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    Geingob, Monica say 'I do', The Namibian, 16 February 2015
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