Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia explained

Post:Deputy-Prime Minister
Body:Namibia
Insignia:Coat of arms of Namibia.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Namibia
Incumbent:John Mutorwa
Incumbentsince:9 February 2024
Appointer:President of Namibia

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.

The title deputy-prime minister is written with a hyphen in the Constitution of Namibia.[1]

List of deputy prime ministers

Political parties
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyPrime MinisterNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Hendrik Witbooi
(1934–2009)
21 March 199021 March 200515 yearsSWAPO[2] [3]
Theo-Ben Gurirab
2Libertina Amathila
(born 1940)
21 March 200521 March 20105 yearsSWAPO
3Marco Hausiku (1953–2021)21 March 201021 March 20155 yearsSWAPO
4Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(born 1952)
21 March 20154 February 2024SWAPO[4]
5John Mutorwa
(born 1957)
9 February 2024IncumbentSWAPO

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Namibian Constitution (with annotated statutes) . www.lac.org.na . Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia.
  2. Web site: Former Deputy Prime Ministers . OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia . 2023-11-10 . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206095446/https://154.0.193.130/web/opm/former-deputy-prime-ministers . dead .
  3. Web site: Witbooi Hendrik . Namibian Parliament.
  4. Web site: Deputy Prime Minister . OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia.