Prime Minister of Namibia

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Prime Minister of the
Republic of Namibia
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Incumbent
Elijah Ngurare
since 21 March 2025
Residence Old State House
Appointer President of Namibia
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Hage Geingob
Formation21 March 1990;35 years ago (1990-03-21)
Deputy Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
Salary76,339 USD annually [1] [2]
Website https://opm.gov.na/

The prime minister of the Republic of Namibia is the leader of the Government of Namibia. The prime minister is appointed by the president and coordinates the work of the Cabinet. They also advise and assist the president in the execution of the functions of government.

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List of officeholders

Political parties
   South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		ElectionTerm of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 2020 Hage Geingob.jpg Hage Geingob
(1941–2024)		 1989
1994
1999 		21 March 199028 August 200212 years, 160 days SWAPO
2 Theo-Ben Gurirab (cropped) 02.jpg Theo-Ben Gurirab
(1938–2018) [3] 		—28 August 200221 March 20052 years, 205 days SWAPO
3 Nahas Angula.jpg Nahas Angula
(born 1943) [4] 		2004
2009 		21 March 20054 December 20127 years, 258 days SWAPO
(1) 2020 Hage Geingob.jpg Hage Geingob
(1941–2024)		—4 December 201221 March 20152 years, 107 days SWAPO
4 2020 Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (cropped).jpg Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
(born 1967) [5] 		2014
2019 		21 March 201521 March 202510 years SWAPO
5 No image.svg Elijah Ngurare
(born 1970)		 2024 21 March 2025Incumbent1 day SWAPO

Timeline

Elijah NgurareSaara KuugongelwaNahas AngulaTheo-Ben GurirabHage GeingobPrime Minister of Namibia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "VP earns 15% more than PM". 3 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Liswaniso, Mwaka (18 July 2014). "Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938 ...) An educator, politician and diplomat". New Era . p. 6. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Klaus Dierks: Biographies of Namibian Personalities, klausdierks.com.
  5. ↑ "Profile: Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila". New Era . 12 March 2015.
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