Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia

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Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
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Incumbent
Vacant
since 26 October 2025
Appointer President of Namibia
Inaugural holder Hendrik Witbooi
Formation21 March 1990;35 years ago (1990-03-21)

The deputy-prime minister of Namibia is a senior cabinet-level position in Namibia.

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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
   South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical partyPrime MinisterNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 No image.svg Hendrik Witbooi
(1934–2009)		21 March 199021 March 200515 years SWAPO Hage Geingob [2] [3]
Theo-Ben Gurirab
2 Libertine Appolus Amathila (cropped).jpg Libertina Amathila
(born 1940)		21 March 200521 March 20105 years SWAPO Nahas Angula [2]
3 Marco Hausiku (cropped).jpg Marco Hausiku
(1953–2021)		21 March 201021 March 20155 years SWAPO Nahas Angula [2]
Hage Geingob
4 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister (cropped).jpg Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(born 1952)		21 March 20154 February 20248 years, 320 days SWAPO Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila [4]
5 John Mutorwa 2024 (cropped).jpg John Mutorwa
(born 1957)		9 February 202421 March 20251 year, 40 days SWAPO Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
6 No image.svg Natangwe Ithete
(born 1976)		21 March 202526 October 2025252 days SWAPO Elijah Ngurare

Timeline

Natangwe ItheteJohn MutorwaNetumbo Nandi-NdaitwahMarco HausikuLibertina AmathilaHendrik Witbooi (politician)Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Namibian Constitution (with annotated statutes)" (PDF). www.lac.org.na. Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
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