Ministry of Labour (Namibia)

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The Namibian Ministry of Labour (MOL) was a department of the Namibian government. It was established at Namibian independence in 1990. The first Namibian Minister of Labour and Manpower Development was Hendrik Witbooi. [1]

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In 1995 the ministry was renamed Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, the first minister with this portfolio was Moses ǁGaroëb. [2] In 1997 the ministry was again renamed, to Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. In 2015 the name of the ministry changed to Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation. Its current minister is Utoni Nujoma, son of Namibia's founding president Sam Nujoma. In 2025 the ministry was disestablished, and its portfolio was given to the justice ministry. [3] The current Minister of Justice and Labour Relations is Fillemon Wise Emmanuel.

Ministers

All labour ministers in chronological order are:

#PictureName(Birth–Death)PartyTerm startTerm end
Minister of Labour and Manpower Development
1 Hendrik Witbooi 1934–2009 SWAPO 19901995
Minister of Labour and Human Resources
2 Moses ǁGaroëb 1942–1997SWAPO19951997
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
John Shaetonhodi (acting)1949–SWAPO19971999
3 Andimba Toivo ya Toivo 1924–2017SWAPO19992002
4 Marco Hausiku 1953–2021SWAPO20022004
5 Marlene Mungunda 1954–SWAPO20042005
6 Alpheus ǃNaruseb 1970–SWAPO20052008
7 ImmanuelNgatjizeko.jpg Immanuel Ngatjizeko 1952–2022SWAPO20082012
8 Doreen Sioka 1960–SWAPO20122015
Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations & Employment Creation
9 Erkki Nghimtina.jpg Erkki Nghimtina 1948–SWAPO20152020
10 Utoni Nujoma (cropped).jpg Utoni Nujoma 1952–SWAPO20202025
Minister of Justice and Labour Relations
9 Fillemon Wise Emmanuel SWAPO2025
This list is complete and up to date as of July 2025.

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References

  1. ↑ Official biography from the National Assembly of Namibia Archived September 19, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Sasman, Catherine (25 September 2009). "The Extraordinary Moses Mague ǁGaroëb (1942 to 1997)". New Era .
  3. ↑ Shikololo, Aletta (24 March 2025). "NNN ushers Namibia into new era". New Era .
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