Vice President of Namibia

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Vice President of the
Republic of Namibia
Coat of arms of Namibia.svg
Coat of arms of Namibia
Lucia Witbooi Pic1.jpg
Incumbent
Lucia Witbooi
since 21 March 2025
Appointer President
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Nickey Iyambo
Formation21 March 2015;10 years ago (2015-03-21)
Salary87,789 USD annually [1] [2]

The vice president of Namibia is the deputy head of state and head of government of Namibia. He or she is first in the line of presidential succession, and serves as acting president when the president is outside the country's borders or otherwise unable to fulfil the duties of the office. The vice president is also a member of the National Assembly and the cabinet. The vice president is constitutionally required to 'assist the president in the execution of the functions of government,' and may be assigned any government portfolio by presidential proclamation.

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The position of the vice president was established in 2014 along with several other constitutional amendments. The position is controversial due to its unclear portfolio. [3] Nickey Iyambo served as the first vice president of Namibia from 2015 to 2018. Currently, the vice president is Lucia Witbooi since 21 March 2025.

List of office-holders

Political parties
   South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 No image.svg Nickey Iyambo
(1936–2019)		21 March 20158 February 20182 years, 324 days SWAPO
2 Nangolo Mbumba in 2024.jpg Nangolo Mbumba
(born 1941)		8 February 20184 February 20245 years, 361 days SWAPO
3 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister (cropped).jpg Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(born 1952)		4 February 202421 March 20251 year, 45 days SWAPO
4 Lucia Witbooi Pic1.jpg Lucia Witbooi
(born 1961)		21 March 2025Incumbent4 days SWAPO

Timeline

Lucia WitbooiNetumbo Nandi-NdaitwahNangolo MbumbaNickey IyamboVice President 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. ↑ Angula, Sonja (21 July 2016). "VP post 'unnecessary' - analysts". Windhoek Observer .
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