ment ▁company ▁Z eb ra ▁Hold ings , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁as ▁party ▁Secretary ▁for ▁Fin ance . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁N gat j ize ko ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁SW AP O ▁party ▁organ iser ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁In ternal ▁National ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁before ▁Nam ib ian ▁independence . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁SW AP O ' s ▁Central ▁Committee ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁polit b uro ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁▁ ▁N gat j ize ko ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Director - General ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Pl anning ▁Commission , ▁a ▁position ▁equivalent ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁minister . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁M ines ▁and ▁Energy . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 1 0 ▁Cab inet ▁N gat j ize ko ▁was ▁first ▁Minister ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour ▁and ▁Social ▁W elf are . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 5 ▁Cab inet ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour ▁and ▁Social ▁W elf are ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Saf ety