Bernhardt Esau, Date of Birth

Bernhardt Esau

Namibian politician

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1957

Profession: politician, trade unionist

Nationality: Namibia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Bernhardt Esau, very often also Bernhard or Bernard, (born 9 December 1957) is a Namibian politician.
A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Esau has been a member of the National Assembly since being nominated by President Sam Nujoma and subsequently elected in the 1994 Namibian general election.
Esau became a member of parliament in 1995 and joined cabinet in 1999 as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.
In 2010 he was promoted to Minister of Fisheries, a portfolio he held until November 2019 when he was forced to resign in the wake of the Fishrot scandal.