Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia

Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
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Incumbent John Mutorwa since 9 February 2024
Appointer	President of Namibia
Inaugural holder	Hendrik Witbooi
Formation	21 March 1990

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

Political parties

   South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)

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	Incumbent	1 year, 3 days	SWAPO	Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila

Timeline

See also

• Politics of Namibia
• List of colonial governors of South West Africa
• President of Namibia
• Vice-president of Namibia
• Prime Minister of Namibia
• Cabinet of Namibia

References

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