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Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia

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 officeholders

Political parties
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Prime Minister Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Hendrik Witbooi
(1934–2009)
21 March 1990 21 March 2005 15 years SWAPO Hage Geingob [2][3]
Theo-Ben Gurirab
2 Libertina Amathila
(born 1940)
21 March 2005 21 March 2010 5 years SWAPO Nahas Angula [2]
3 Marco Hausiku
(1953–2021)
21 March 2010 21 March 2015 5 years SWAPO Nahas Angula [2]
Hage Geingob
4 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(born 1952)
21 March 2015 4 February 2024 8 years, 320 days SWAPO Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila [4]
5 John Mutorwa
(born 1957)
9 February 2024 21 March 2025 1 year, 40 days SWAPO Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
6 Natangwe Ithete
(born 1976)
21 March 2025 Incumbent 32 days SWAPO Elijah Ngurare

Timeline

Natangwe ItheteJohn MutorwaNetumbo Nandi-NdaitwahMarco HausikuLibertina AmathilaHendrik Witbooi (politician)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Namibian Constitution (with annotated statutes)" (PDF). www.lac.org.na. Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia.
  2. ^ a b c "Former Deputy Prime Ministers". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Witbooi Hendrik". Namibian Parliament.
  4. ^ "Deputy Prime Minister". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia.