The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service (MSYNS) is a department of the Namibian government. It was established as Ministry of Youth and Sport in 1991 when sport was split-off from the Ministry of Education. The first minister of education, culture and sport was Nahas Angula, serving from independence in 1990. [1] The first minister of youth and sport was Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana. The current [update] minister is Agnes Tjongarero. [2]
The ministry was dissolved in 2000; The youth portfolio was discontinued, and sports was added to the Ministry of Basic Education. [3] In 2005 it was reestablished as Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture. Culture was again given back to the Ministry of Education in 2015, and the youth and sport ministry got its current name.
MSYNS appoints, directs, and takes advice from, the Namibia Sports Commission. [4]
All youth and sport ministers in chronological order are:
# | Picture | Name | (Birth–Death) | Party | Term start | Term end |
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Minister of Education, Culture and Sport | ||||||
1 | Nahas Angula | 1943– | SWAPO | 1990 | 1991 | |
Minister of Youth and Sport | ||||||
2 | Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana | 1952– | SWAPO | 1991 | 1996 | |
3 | Richard Kabajani | 1943–2007 | SWAPO | 1996 | 2000 | |
Minister of Basic Education, Culture and Sport | ||||||
4 | John Mutorwa | 1957– | SWAPO | 2000 | 2005 | |
Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture | ||||||
John Mutorwa | 1957– | SWAPO | 2005 | 2008 | ||
5 | Willem Konjore | 1945–2021 | SWAPO | 2008 | 2010 | |
6 | Kazenambo Kazenambo | 1963–2021 | SWAPO | 2010 | 2012 | |
7 | Jerry Ekandjo | 1947– | SWAPO | 2012 | 2015 | |
Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service | ||||||
Jerry Ekandjo | 1947– | SWAPO | 2015 | 2018 | ||
8 | Erastus Uutoni | 1961– | SWAPO | 2018 | 2020 | |
9 | Agnes Tjongarero | 1946– | SWAPO | 2020 |
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