Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Namibia)

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The Ministry of International Relations and Trade is a department of the Namibian government. It was established as Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Namibian independence in 1990. The first Namibian foreign minister was Theo-Ben Gurirab. The current minister is Selma Ashipala-Musavyi.

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Names and portfolios

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as it was named since independence, was renamed Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation at the start of the 2015–2020 legislative period. [1] In 2025 the Ministry of Trade and Industry was dissolved, and the trade portfolio was given to the foreign ministry, resulting in its current name. [2]

Ministers

All foreign ministers in chronological order are:

#PictureName(Birth–Death)PartyTerm startTerm end
Minister of Foreign Affairs
1 Theo-Ben Gurirab (cropped) 02.jpg Theo-Ben Gurirab 1938–2018 SWAPO 19902002 [3]
2 Hidipo Hamutenya 1939–2016SWAPO20022004 [4]
3 Marco Hausiku (cropped).jpg Marco Hausiku 1953–2021SWAPO2004 [5] 2010
4 Utoni Nujoma (cropped).jpg Utoni Nujoma 1952–SWAPO20102012 [6]
5 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister (cropped).jpg Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah 1954–SWAPO2012 [7] 2015
Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah1954–SWAPO20152024
6 Peya Mushelenga 2024.jpg Peya Mushelenga 1975–SWAPO20242025
Minister of International Relations and Trade
7 Selma Ashipala-Musavyi 1960–SWAPO2025
This list is complete and up to date as of July 2025.

References

  1. ↑ "Government of Namibia". Office of the Prime Minister. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Shikololo, Aletta (24 March 2025). "NNN ushers Namibia into new era". New Era .
  3. ↑ Christof Maletsky (28 August 2002): "Nujoma shuffles the Cabinet pack", The Namibian via allafrica.com.
  4. ↑ Hopwood, Graham. "Who's Who, entry for Hamutenya, Hidipo - Swapo". Guide to Namibian Politics. Namibia Institute of Democracy (NID). Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Nujoma appoints new foreign minister", AFP (IOL), May 27, 2004.
  6. ↑ "Profile of Comrade Utoni Nujoma, Candidate for SWAPO Party Secretary General". The Namibian . 23 November 2012. p. 24f.
  7. ↑ Shipanga, Selma; Immanuel, Shinovene (5 December 2012). "Transition team picked". The Namibian . Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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