List of members of the 7th National Assembly of Namibia explained

Below is a list of members of the 7th National Assembly of Namibia.[1] They were selected by their parties based on the results of the 2019 parliamentary election. This National Assembly was inaugurated on 20 March 2020.[2] Like each of the previous National Assemblies, it is led by the South West Africa People's Organization. The 7th National Assembly has 104 seats. 96 candidates were elected according to party lists and are assembled below in the order they appear on their party lists.

South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)

Popular Democratic Movement (PDM)

Landless People's Movement (LPM)

National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO)

All People's Party (APP)

United Democratic Front (UDF)

Republican Party (RP)

Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF)

Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP)

Christian Democratic Voice (CDV)

SWANU

Members appointed by the president

President Hage Geingob appointed eight additional members without voting rights, seven of them in order to serve as ministers or deputies in Namibia's cabinet:[5]

  1. Ipumbu Shiimi, Minister of Finance
  2. Emma Kantema-Gaomas, Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture
  3. Veikko Nekundi, Deputy Minister of Works and Transport
  4. Natalia ǀGoagoses
  5. Kalumbi Shangula, Minister of Health
  6. Yvonne Dausab, Minister of Justice
  7. Peter Vilho, Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs
  8. Emma Theofilus, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology

Notes and References

  1. News: Members of the 7th National Assembly . . 23 March 2020 . 1 .
  2. News: Namibia's seventh Parliament to be sworn in tomorrow . 17 July 2020 . NBC News . 19 March 2020.
  3. News: Former info minister resigns as MP . Tjitemisa . Kuzeeko . . 27 March 2020 . 1 .
  4. News: Iikela . Sakeus . MP Gowases dies . 17 July 2020 . The Namibian . 15 June 2020.
  5. News: Geingob drops Cabinet surprises . Nakatana . Festus . . 23 March 2020 . 1 .