The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) is a department of the Namibian government. It was established in 1990 as Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, responsible for licensing of the media, the first minister was Hidipo Hamutenya.[1]
The ministry was disbanded in 2000; Its portfolio was added to the foreign ministry.[2] In 2003 it was reestablished under its original name, and in 2008 it gained the communication portfolio from the Ministry of Works and Transport.[3] [4] Since then it carries its name. The minister is Peya Mushelenga.[5]
All information ministers in chronological order are:[3]
| Picture | Name | Party | Term start | Term end | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | ||||||||
| 1 | 1939–2016 | 1990 | 1993 | |||||
| 2 | 1938– | 1993 | 2000 | |||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Information and Broadcasting | ||||||||
| 3 | 1938–2018 | 2000 | 2003 | |||||
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | ||||||||
| 4 | 1941– | 2003 | 2005 | |||||
| 5 | 1952– | 2005 | 2008 | |||||
| Minister of Information and Communication Technology | ||||||||
| 6 | 1945– | 2008 | 2015 | |||||
| 7 | 1960– | 2015 | 2018 | |||||
| 8 | 1960– | 2018 | 2020 | |||||
| 9 | 1975– | 2020 | 2024 | |||||
| 10 | 1996– | 2024 | - | |||||