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The Ministry of Safety and Security was a department of the Namibian government, responsible for overseeing the operations of the Namibian police and the correctional services. [1]
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The Ministry of Safety and Security was a department of the Namibian government, responsible for overseeing the operations of the Namibian police and the correctional services. [1]
At independence of Namibia there was no dedicated ministry for the security portfolio but a Minister of State, a position occupied by Peter Tsheehama, [2] the head of the Namibia Central Intelligence Service, until 2005. In 1995 the Ministry of Prisons and Correctional Services was established. [1] Its minister was Marco Hausiku. [3]
The ministry was renamed Ministry of Safety and Security in 2005, [4] and existed until 2020 when its portfolio was added to the interior ministry, forming the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS). The current [update] minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security is Albert Kawana. [5]
All security ministers in chronological order are:
| # | Picture | Name | (Birth–Death) | Party | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State for Security | ||||||
| 1 | Peter Tsheehama | 1941–2010 | SWAPO | 1990 | 2005 | |
| Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services | ||||||
| 2 | Marco Hausiku | 1953–2021 | SWAPO | 1995 | 2002 | |
| 3 | Andimba Toivo ya Toivo | 1924–2017 | SWAPO | 2002 | 2005 | |
| Minister of Safety and Security | ||||||
| Peter Tsheehama | 1941–2000 | SWAPO | 2005 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Nickey Iyambo | 1936–2019 | SWAPO | 2008 | 2010 | |
| 5 |  | Nangolo Mbumba | 1941– | SWAPO | 2010 | 2012 |
| 6 |  | Immanuel Ngatjizeko | 1952–2022 | SWAPO | 2012 | 2015 |
| 7 | Charles Namoloh | 1950– | SWAPO | 2015 | 2020 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security | ||||||
| 8 | Albert Kawana | 1956– | SWAPO | 2020 | ||
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