Panduleni Itula

Panduleni Itula
Itula in 2024
President of the Independent Patriots for Change
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 August 2020
Personal details
Born (1957-08-02) 2 August 1957
Old Location, Windhoek, South West Africa
PartyIPC (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations		SWAPO (1971–2020)
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Panduleni Filemon Bango Itula (born 2 August 1957) is a Namibian politician, dentist, and lawyer who serves as the founder and president of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC). Since the 2024 general election, the IPC has been the largest opposition party in the National Assembly.

A long time member of the ruling SWAPO, and former Chief Dentist at the Katutura State Hospital, Itula rose to national prominence in 2019 as the first independent presidential candidate in Namibian history. He finished second with 29% of the vote, the highest ever for a non-SWAPO candidate. He founded the IPC in 2020 following his expulsion from SWAPO the same year. In 2024, he again finished second with 26% of the vote, while the IPC obtained 20 seats, becoming the official opposition.

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