Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia

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Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
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Incumbent
John Mutorwa
since 9 February 2024
Appointer President of Namibia

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 deputy prime ministers

Political parties
   South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
No.PortraitNameTerm 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 Dr. Kituyi meets with H.E. Mr. Marco Hausiku (9708336337).jpg Marco Hausiku (1953–2021)21 March 201021 March 20155 years SWAPO Nahas Angula [2]
Hage Geingob
4 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah(cropped).jpg Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(born 1952)
21 March 20154 February 20248 years, 320 days SWAPO Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila [4]
5 John mutorwa.jpg John Mutorwa
(born 1957)
9 February 2024Incumbent222 days SWAPO Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila

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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 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  3. "Witbooi Hendrik". Namibian Parliament.
  4. "Deputy Prime Minister". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia.

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