Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia

Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
Incumbent
Vacant
since 26 October 2025
AppointerPresident of Namibia
Inaugural holderHendrik Witbooi
Formation21 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 Libertina Amathila
(born 1940)
21 March 2005 21 March 2010 5 years SWAPO Nahas Angula [2]
3 Marco Hausiku
(1953–2021)
21 March 2010 21 March 2015 5 years SWAPO Nahas Angula [2]
Hage Geingob
4 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(born 1952)
21 March 2015 4 February 2024 8 years, 320 days SWAPO Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila [4]
5 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 277 days SWAPO Elijah Ngurare

Timeline

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Namibian Constitution (with annotated statutes)" (PDF). www.lac.org.na. Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia.
  2. ^ a b c "Former Deputy-Prime Ministers". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Witbooi Hendrik". Namibian Parliament.
  4. ^ "Deputy-Prime Minister". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia.