Post: | Prime Minister |
Body: | the Republic of Namibia |
Insignia: | Coat of arms of Namibia.svg |
Insigniasize: | 125px |
Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Namibia |
Incumbent: | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila |
Incumbentsince: | 21 March 2015 |
Residence: | Old State House |
Appointer: | President of Namibia |
Termlength: | 5 years |
Formation: | 21 March 1990 |
Inaugural: | Hage Geingob |
Deputy: | Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia |
Salary: | 76,339 USD annually[1] [2] |
Website: | https://opm.gov.na/ |
The prime minister of the Republic of Namibia is the leader of the Government of Namibia. The prime minister is appointed by the president of Namibia and co-ordinates the work of the Cabinet. They also advise and assist the president in the execution of the functions of government.
Portrait | Name | Election | Term of office | Political party | ||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Hage Geingob | 1989 1994 1999 | 21 March 1990 | 28 August 2002 | SWAPO | |||
2 | Theo-Ben Gurirab [3] | — | 28 August 2002 | 21 March 2005 | SWAPO | |||
3 | Nahas Angula [4] | 2004 2009 | 21 March 2005 | 4 December 2012 | SWAPO | |||
Hage Geingob | — | 4 December 2012 | 21 March 2015 | SWAPO | ||||
4 | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila [5] | 2014 2019 | 21 March 2015 | Incumbent | SWAPO |