▁June ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Nam ib ian ▁politician ▁who ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁country ' s ▁cabinet ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁Water ▁and ▁Land ▁Reform ▁after ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁and ▁previously ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Begin ning ▁at ▁Nam ib ian ▁Independ ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Sch lett we in ▁served ▁as ▁permanent ▁secretary ▁in ▁various ▁minist ries . ▁After ▁seven ▁years ▁of ▁deployment ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Fin ance , ▁President ▁H ifi ke p un ye ▁P oh amba ▁appointed ▁Sch lett we in ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁non - v oting ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁for ▁the ▁term ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁appointed ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁a ▁Cab inet ▁res h uffle ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁SW AP O ▁con gress , ▁Sch lett we in ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Minister ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁this ▁position , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first