The Government of Namibia fisheries portfolio was at Namibian independence in 1990 allocated to the Ministry of Agriculture. Only in 1991 was a separate Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) established,[1] the first minister was Helmut Angula. The fisheries minister is Derek Klazen, former mayor of Walvis Bay.[2]
All fisheries ministers in chronological order are:[1]
| Picture | Name | Party | Term start | Term end | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development | |||||||
| 1 | 1930–1999 | 1990 | 1991 | ||||
| Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources | |||||||
| 2 | 1945– | SWAPO | 1991 | 1995 | |||
| 3 | 1935– | SWAPO | 1995 | 1997 | |||
| 4 | 1961–2013 | SWAPO | 1997 | 2010 | |||
| 5 | 1957– | SWAPO | 2010 | 2020 | |||
| 6 | 1956– | SWAPO | 2020 | 2021 | |||
| 7 | 1965– | SWAPO | 2021 | ||||