President of Namibia
| President of the Republic of Namibia | |
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| Residence | State House of Namibia |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Sam Nujoma |
| Formation | 21 March 1990 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Namibia |
| Salary | N$ 1,822,064 (US$ 99,241) annually[1] |
| Website | www.op.gov.na |
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The President of the Republic of Namibia is the head of state and the head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the Government of Namibia, as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, according to the Constitution of Namibia.
Term limits
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Namibia. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Hifikepunye Pohamba in 2015.[2]
Succession
If the presidency falls vacant and the President is unable to perform the duties, then the following officials are inline for succession for the remaining presidential term:[3]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
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Sam Nujoma (born 1929) |
1989 1994 1999 |
21 March 1990 | 21 March 2005 | 15 years | SWAPO |
| 2 | 
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Hifikepunye Pohamba (born 1936) |
2004 2009 |
21 March 2005 | 21 March 2015 | 10 years | SWAPO |
| 3 | 
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Hage Geingob (born 1941) |
2014 2019 |
21 March 2015 | Incumbent | 9 years, 254 days | SWAPO |
Timeline
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hage Geingob | SWAPO | 464,703 | 56.25 | |
| Panduleni Itula | Independent | 242,657 | 29.37 | |
| McHenry Venaani | Popular Democratic Movement | 43,959 | 5.32 | |
| Bernadus Swartbooi | Landless People's Movement | 22,542 | 2.73 | |
| Apius Auchab | United Democratic Front | 22,115 | 2.68 | |
| Esther Muinjangue | National Unity Democratic Organisation | 12,039 | 1.46 | |
| Tangeni Iiyambo | SWANU | 5,959 | 0.72 | |
| Henk Mudge | Republican Party | 4,379 | 0.53 | |
| Mike Kavekotora | Rally for Democracy and Progress | 3,515 | 0.43 | |
| Ignatius Shixwameni | All People's Party | 3,304 | 0.40 | |
| Epafras Mukwiilongo | Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,026 | 0.12 | |
| Total | 826,198 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,358,468 | – | ||
| Source: ECN | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
- ^ "Namibian Constitution (with annotated statutes)" (PDF). www.lac.org.na. Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia.
