President of Namibia
| President of the Republic of Namibia | |
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 Presidential Flag | |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Sam Nujoma |
| Formation | 21 March 1990 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Namibia |
| Salary | 99,241 USD annually[1] |
| Website | http://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, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Namibia Defence Force, according to the Constitution of Namibia.
Key
- Political parties
List of officeholders
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| style="background:Template:SWAPO/meta/color; color:white;"| 1 | 
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Sam Nujoma (1929–) |
1989 1994 1999 |
21 March 1990 | 21 March 2005 | 15 years | SWAPO |
| style="background:Template:SWAPO/meta/color; color:white;"| 2 | 
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Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936–) |
2004 2009 |
21 March 2005 | 21 March 2015 | 10 years | SWAPO |
| style="background:Template:SWAPO/meta/color; color:white;"| 3 | 
|
Hage Geingob (1941–) |
2014 2019 |
21 March 2015 | Incumbent | 9 years, 80 days | SWAPO |
Timeline
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hage Geingob | SWAPO | 464,703 | 56.3 |
| Panduleni Itula | Independent | 242,657 | 29.4 |
| McHenry Venaani | Popular Democratic Movement | 43,959 | 5.3 |
| Bernadus Swartbooi | Landless People's Movement | 22,542 | 2.7 |
| Apius Auchab | United Democratic Front | 22,115 | 2.7 |
| Esther Muinjangue | National Unity Democratic Organisation | 12,039 | 1.5 |
| Tangeni Iiyambo | SWANU | 5,959 | 0.7 |
| Henk Mudge | Republican Party | 4,379 | 0.5 |
| Mike Kavekotora | Rally for Democracy and Progress | 3,515 | 0.4 |
| Ignatius Shixwameni | All People's Party | 3,304 | 0.4 |
| Jan Mukwilongo | Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,026 | 0.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | – | |
| Total | 826,198 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,358,468 | 60.8 | |
| Source: ECN | |||
See also
References
- ^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.
