Ministry of Land Reform (Namibia)

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The Ministry of Land Reform was a government ministry of Namibia, with headquarters in Windhoek. It was created at Namibian independence in 1990 as Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, [1] renamed Ministry of Lands and Resettlement in 2005, and got its last name change in 2015. In 2020 the ministry was disestablished, and the portfolio of land reform was given to the agriculture ministry.

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The first Namibian land reform minister was Marco Hausiku. [2] The current minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform is Calle Schlettwein. [3]

Ministers

All land reform ministers in chronological order are: [1]

#PictureName(Birth–Death)PartyTerm startTerm end
Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation
1 Marco Hausiku 1953–2021 SWAPO 19901992
2 Richard Kapelwa Kabajani 1943–2007SWAPO19921996
3 Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana 1952–SWAPO19962002
4 Hifikepunye Pohamba in White House.jpg Hifikepunye Pohamba 1935–SWAPO20022005
Minister of Lands and Resettlement
5 Jerry Ekandjo 1947–SWAPO20052008
6 Alpheus ǃNaruseb 1954–SWAPO20082015
Minister of Land Reform
7 Utoni Nujoma (cropped).jpg Utoni Nujoma 1952–SWAPO20152020
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform
8 Ministerial Conference 2013 (11221067275).jpg Calle Schlettwein 1954–SWAPO2020
This list is complete and up to date as of April 2022.

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References

  1. 1 2 Sherbourne, Robin. Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14. Institute for Public Policy Research. pp. 400, 401. ISBN   978-99945-78-14-6.
  2. ↑ "Hausiku, Marco". Parliament of Namibia . Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Tjitemisa, K. (24 March 2020). "Agri sector welcomes Schlettwein". New Era .
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