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The Ministry of Works and Transport is a government ministry of Namibia. It was established in 1990 [1] as Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communication and got its current [update] name in 2008 when the communication portfolio was moved to the information ministry. [2]
The head office is located in the MWT Head Office Building in Windhoek. [3] As of 2020 John Mutorwa is the minister. [4]
The Namibia Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Directorate of Aircraft Accident Investigations (DAAI) are part of the Ministry of Works and Transport. [5]
All works and transport ministers in chronological order are: [1]
| # | Picture | Name | (Birth–Death) | Party | Term start | Term end |
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| Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communication | ||||||
| 1 | Richard Kapelwa Kabajani | 1943–2007 | SWAPO | 1990 | 1992 | |
| 2 | Marco Hausiku | 1953–2021 | SWAPO | 1992 | 1995 | |
| 3 | Hampie Plichta | 1934–2001 | SWAPO | 1995 | 2000 | |
| 4 | Moses Amweelo | 1952– | SWAPO | 2000 | 2005 | |
| 5 | Joel Kaapanda | 1945– | SWAPO | 2005 | 2008 | |
| Minister of Works and Transport | ||||||
| 6 | Helmut Angula | 1945 | SWAPO | 2008 | 2010 | |
| 7 |  | Erkki Nghimtina | 1948– | SWAPO | 2010 | 2015 |
| 8 | Alpheus ǃNaruseb | 1954– | SWAPO | 2015 | 2018 | |
| 9 | John Mutorwa | 1957– | SWAPO | 2018 | ||
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