Ministry of Gender Equality and Social Welfare (Namibia)

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The Ministry of Gender Equality and Social Welfare is a department of the Namibian government. It was established in 2000 under the name Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Welfare, before that the portfolio was a directorate in the Office of the President. The first minister was Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. [1] In 2005 the ministry was renamed Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW).

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In 2020 the ministry was merged with the Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, and renamed Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare (MGEPESW). Since then it falls under the Office of the President. It still has a dedicated minister, currently Doreen Sioka. [2]

Ministers

All gender equality and social welfare ministers in chronological order are:

#PictureName(Birth–Death)PartyTerm startTerm end
Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare
1 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah(cropped).jpg Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah 1952– SWAPO 20002005
Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare
2 Marlene Mungunda 1954–SWAPO20052010
3 Doreen Sioka 1960–SWAPO20102012
4 Rosalia Nghidinwa 1952–2018SWAPO20122015
5Doreen Sioka1960–SWAPO20152020
Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare
5Doreen Sioka1960–SWAPO20202025
6 Emma Kantema 1978–SWAPO2025
This list is complete and up to date as of May 2025.

References

  1. ↑ Hopwood, Graham. "Who's Who, entry for Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah". Namibia Institute for Democracy. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (18 March 2020). "Commentators weigh in on trimmed executive". New Era .
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