Attorney General of Namibia

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Attorney General of Namibia
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Coat of arms of Namibia
Incumbent
Festus Mbandeka
since 21 March 2020
Ministry of Justice
Style The Honorable
Member of Cabinet
Reports toThe president
Seat Windhoek, Namibia
AppointerThe president
Term length No fixed term
Constituting instrument Constitution of Namibia
Formation1990;35 years ago (1990)
First holder Hartmut Ruppel  [ de ]
Deputy Deputy Attorney General

The attorney general of Namibia is the chief legal adviser to the president and government of Namibia. They are responsible for upholding and promoting the Namibian constitution. Unlike many other attorneys general, the Namibian attorney general holds no prosecutorial power, which is instead the responsibility of the prosecutor general.

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History

List of attorneys general

Attorneys general of South West Africa

Attorneys general of Namibia

   SWAPO
No.ImageNameTook officeLeft office President
1 Coat of arms of Namibia.svg Hartmut Ruppel  [ de ]19901995 Sam Nujoma
2 Coat of arms of Namibia.svg Vekuii Rukoro 1995March 2000
3 Coat of arms of Namibia.svg Ngarikutuke Tjiriange March 200026 January 2001
4 Coat of arms of Namibia.svg Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana 26 January 20012008
Hifikepunye Pohamba
5 Coat of arms of Namibia.svg Albert Kawana 200821 March 2015
6 Coat of arms of Namibia.svg Sacky Shanghala 21 March 20158 February 2018 Hage Geingob
7 Coat of arms of Namibia.svg Albert Kawana 8 February 201821 March 2020 Hage Geingob
8 Coat of arms of Namibia.svg Festus Mbandeka 21 March 2020incumbent Hage Geingob

See also

References

  1. ↑ le Roux, Annette (April 1993). "UNITED PARTY ARCHIVES: J P NIEHAUS PAPERS" (PDF).
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