The Namibian Ministry of Labour (MOL) is a department of the Namibian government. It was established at Namibian independence in 1990. The first Namibian Minister of Labour and Manpower Development was Hendrik Witbooi.[1] In 1995 the ministry was renamed Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, the first minister with this portfolio was Moses ǁGaroëb.[2] In 1997 the ministry was again renamed, to Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. In 2015 the name of the ministry changed to Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation. Its minister is Utoni Nujoma, son of Namibia's founding president Sam Nujoma.
All labour ministers in chronological order are:
| Picture | Name | Party | Term start | Term end | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Labour and Manpower Development | |||||||
| 1 | 1934–2009 | 1990 | 1995 | ||||
| Minister of Labour and Human Resources | |||||||
| 2 | 1942–1997 | SWAPO | 1995 | 1997 | |||
| Minister of Labour and Social Welfare | |||||||
| John Shaetonhodi (acting) | 1949– | SWAPO | 1997 | 1999 | |||
| 3 | 1924–2017 | SWAPO | 1999 | 2002 | |||
| 4 | 1953–2021 | SWAPO | 2002 | 2004 | |||
| 5 | 1954– | SWAPO | 2004 | 2005 | |||
| 6 | 1970– | SWAPO | 2005 | 2008 | |||
| 7 | 1952–2022 | SWAPO | 2008 | 2012 | |||
| 8 | 1960– | SWAPO | 2012 | 2015 | |||
| Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations & Employment Creation | |||||||
| 9 | 1948– | SWAPO | 2015 | 2020 | |||
| 10 | 1952– | SWAPO | 2020 | ||||