Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
Appearance
Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia | |
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since 9 February 2024 | |
Appointer | President of Namibia |
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The deputy-prime minister of Namibia is a senior cabinet-level position in Namibia.
The deputy-prime minister is appointed by the president of Namibia to perform any needed functions assigned to him or her by the president, the vice-president or the prime minister.[1]
The title deputy-prime minister is written with a hyphen in the Constitution of Namibia.[1]
List of deputy prime ministers
[edit]- Political parties
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | Notes | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
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Hendrik Witbooi (1934–2009) |
21 March 1990 | 21 March 2005 | 15 years | SWAPO | Hage Geingob | [2][3] |
Theo-Ben Gurirab | ||||||||
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Libertina Amathila (born 1940) |
21 March 2005 | 21 March 2010 | 5 years | SWAPO | Nahas Angula | [2] |
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Marco Hausiku (1953–2021) | 21 March 2010 | 21 March 2015 | 5 years | SWAPO | Nahas Angula | [2] |
Hage Geingob | ||||||||
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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 1952) |
21 March 2015 | 4 February 2024 | 8 years, 320 days | SWAPO | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila | [4] |
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John Mutorwa (born 1957) |
9 February 2024 | Incumbent | 208 days | SWAPO | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Namibian Constitution (with annotated statutes)" (PDF). www.lac.org.na. Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia.
- ^ a b c "Former Deputy Prime Ministers". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "Witbooi Hendrik". Namibian Parliament.
- ^ "Deputy Prime Minister". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia.