Ministry of Fisheries (Namibia)

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The Ministry of Fisheries was a government ministry of Namibia, with headquarters in Windhoek. At Namibian independence in 1990 the fisheries portfolio was allocated to the Ministry of Agriculture. Only in 1991 was a separate Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) established, [1] the first minister was Helmut Angula.

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In 2025 the ministry was disestablished, and the portfolio of fisheries was given to the agriculture ministry. [2] The current Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform is Mac Hengari.

Ministers

All fisheries ministers in chronological order are: [1]

#PictureName(Birth–Death)PartyTerm startTerm end
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development
1 Gert Hanekom 1930–1999 SWAPO 19901991
Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources
2 Helmut Angula 1945–SWAPO19911995
3 Hifikepunye Pohamba in White House.jpg Hifikepunye Pohamba 1935–SWAPO19951997
4 Abraham Iyambo 1961–2013SWAPO19972010
5 Bernard Esau, Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Namibia.jpg Bernard Esau 1957–SWAPO20102020
6 Albert Kawana 1956–SWAPO20202021
7 Derek Klazen [3] 1965–SWAPO20212025
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform
8 Mac Hengari SWAPO2025


This list is complete and up to date as of March 2025.

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References

  1. 1 2 Sherbourne, Robin. Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14. Institute for Public Policy Research. p. 132. ISBN   978-99945-78-14-6.
  2. ↑ Shikololo, Aletta (24 March 2025). "NNN ushers Namibia into new era". New Era .
  3. ↑ Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (22 April 2020). "Geingob shuffles his pack … Kapofi gets defence, Klazen promoted". New Era . p. 1.
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