Ministry of Higher Education (Namibia)

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The Ministry of Higher Education is a department of the Namibian government. It was established in 1995 under the name Ministry of Higher Education and Vocational Education as a split-off from the Ministry of Education (MOE) and existed in this form until 2005 when its portfolio fell back to the MOE. In 2015 it was reestablished as Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation (MHETI).

The first Namibian higher education minister was Nahas Angula,[1] the current minister is Itah Kandji-Murangi.[2]

Ministers[edit]

All higher education ministers in chronological order are:

# Picture Name (Birth–Death) Party Term start Term end
Minister of Higher Education and Vocational Education
01 Nahas Angula 1943– SWAPO 1995 2005
Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation
02 Itah Kandji-Murangi 1957– SWAPO 2015

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Members of 7th National Assembly". Parliament of Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

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