Independent presidential candidate in the 2019 Namibian general election and president of the Independent Patriots for Change in Namibia
Political party
IPC
Spouse
Shonag MacKenzie
Panduleni Filemon Bango Itula (born 2 August 1957)[1] is a Namibian politician, dentist, lawyer, and former Chief Dentist at the Katutura State Hospital, as well as a former SWAPO party school lecturer.[2] He was an independent presidential candidate for the Presidency of Namibia in the 2019 Namibian general election[3][4] and finished second (29%) after Hage Geingob. He is a founder and president of the Independent Patriots for Change in Namibia.
^Smith, Ashley (24 August 2016). "The 'circumstantial politician'". Windhoek Observer.
^Ngutjinazo, Okeri (20 January 2019). "Swapo school distances itself from Itula". The Namibian.
^Dr Panduleni Itula submits registration as independent presidential candidate NBC
Panduleni Filemon Bango Itula (born 2 August 1957) is a Namibian politician, dentist, lawyer, and former Chief Dentist at the Katutura State Hospital...
candidates in early November and instead endorsed the independent candidate PanduleniItula. The United Democratic Front (UDF) in turn withdrew their candidate...
supported Geingob, many urban centres voted for the independent candidate, PanduleniItula, who received 29% of the overall votes. No other candidate achieved...
the popular vote, coming in as distant third behind Hage Geingob and PanduleniItula. His party, however, achieved a very strong result and gained 16 seats...
supported Geingob, many urban centres voted for the independent candidate, PanduleniItula, who received 29% of the overall votes. No other candidate achieved...
former leader of the opposition party Rally for Democracy and Progress PanduleniItula, dentist and opposition politician Joel Kaapanda, diplomat and SWAPO...