Lucia Iipumbu | |
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| Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2025 | |
| President | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
| Prime Minister | Elijah Ngurare |
| Preceded by | Albert Kawana |
| Minister of Industrialisation and Trade | |
| In office 21 March 2020 –20 March 2025 | |
| President | Hage Geingob |
| Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa |
| Preceded by | Tjekero Tweya |
| Deputy Minister of Industrialisation,Trade and SME Development | |
| In office 8 February 2018 –20 March 2020 | |
| President | Hage Geingob |
| Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa |
| Preceded by | Piet van der Walt |
| Deputy Minister of Economic Planning | |
| In office 21 March 2015 –8 February 2018 | |
| President | Hage Geingob |
| Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa |
| Succeeded by | Piet van der Walt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1975 Elim,Omusati Region |
| Alma mater | University of Namibia |
Lucia Magano Iipumbu (born 20 November 1975 in Onamenga near Elim) is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO,she entered parliament in 2015 and was immediately appointed as Deputy Minister of Economic and National Planning. [1] After a Cabinet reshuffle in February 2018,she swapped positions with Piet van der Walt and became Deputy Minister of Industrialisation,Trade and SME Development. [2] In March 2020,she was promoted to minister. [3] On 20 March 2025 Iipumbu became minister of Home Affairs,Immigration,Safety and Security. [4]
Iipumbu is a member of both SWAPO's central committee and its politburo. [3]
Iipumbu holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Namibia. Before becoming a politician full-time,she served in several administrative positions at the Government Institution Pension Funds (GIPF). [1]
