Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
| Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
IncumbentVacant since 26 October 2025 | |
| Appointer | President of Namibia |
| Inaugural holder | Hendrik Witbooi |
| Formation | 21 March 1990 (1990-03-21) |
|
|---|
The deputy-prime minister of Namibia is a senior cabinet-level position in Namibia.
The deputy-prime minister is appointed by the president of Namibia to perform any needed functions assigned to him or her by the president, the vice president or the prime minister.[1]
The title deputy-prime minister is written with a hyphen in the Constitution of Namibia.[1]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
| No. | Portrait | Name(Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Prime Minister | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |  | Hendrik Witbooi(1934–2009) | 21 March 1990 | 21 March 2005 | 15 years | SWAPO | Hage Geingob | [2][3] |
| Theo-Ben Gurirab | ||||||||
| 2 | .jpg/1280px-Libertine_Appolus_Amathila_(cropped).jpg) | Libertina Amathila(born 1940) | 21 March 2005 | 21 March 2010 | 5 years | SWAPO | Nahas Angula | [2] |
| 3 | .jpg/1280px-Marco_Hausiku_(cropped).jpg) | Marco Hausiku(1953–2021) | 21 March 2010 | 21 March 2015 | 5 years | SWAPO | Nahas Angula | [2] |
| Hage Geingob | ||||||||
| 4 | .jpg/1280px-Netumbo_Nandi-Ndaitwah_Namibia's_Deputy_Prime_Minister_(cropped).jpg) | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah(born 1952) | 21 March 2015 | 4 February 2024 | 8 years, 320 days | SWAPO | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila | [4] |
| 5 | .jpg/1280px-John_Mutorwa_2024_(cropped).jpg) | John Mutorwa(born 1957) | 9 February 2024 | 21 March 2025 | 1 year, 40 days | SWAPO | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila | |
| 6 | | Natangwe Ithete(born 1976) | 21 March 2025 | 26 October 2025 | 308 days | SWAPO | Elijah Ngurare | |
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Timeline
See also
- Politics of Namibia
- List of colonial governors of South West Africa
- President of Namibia
- Vice President of Namibia
- Prime Minister of Namibia
- Cabinet of Namibia
References
- ^ ab"Namibian Constitution (with annotated statutes)"(PDF). www.lac.org.na. Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia.
- ^ abc"Former Deputy-Prime Ministers". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^"Witbooi Hendrik". Namibian Parliament.
- ^"Deputy-Prime Minister". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia.
