Namibia

Leaders and Cabinet Members

President
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
image of Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah from Wikimedia Commons
  • female
  • born 1952-10-29
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Vice-President
Lucia Witbooi
  • female
  • born 1961-03-21
  • in office since 2025-03-22
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Prime Minister
Elijah Ngurare
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  • male
  • born 1970-10-28
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi
  • female
  • born 1958-11-11
  • in office since 2025-05-07
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Minister of Defence
Frans Kapofi
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  • male
  • born 1953-01-25
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister of Education, Arts & Culture
Sanet Steenkamp
  • female
  • born 1972-10-29
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister of Environment and Tourism
Indileni Daniel
  • female
  • born 1964
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister of Finance
Erica Shafudah
  • female
  • born 1963-04-06
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
Selma Ashipala-Musavyi
  • female
  • born 1960-06-16
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister for Gender Equality
Emma Kantema-Gaomas
  • female
  • born 1978-08-16
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister of Health and Social Services
Esperance Luvindao
  • female
  • born 1994
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister of Home Affairs
Lucia Iipumbu
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  • female
  • born 1975-11-20
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister of Information and Communication Technology
Emma Theofelus
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  • female
  • born 1996-03-28
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister of Justice
Fillemon Wise Immanuel
  • male
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister of Mines and Energy
Modestus Amutse
  • male
  • born 1967-07-22
  • in office since 2025-12-02
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Minister of Urban and Rural Development
Sankwasa James Sankwasa
  • male
  • born 1955-05-05
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister of Works and Transport
Veikko Nekundi
  • male
  • born 1977-11-24
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister in charge of the National Planning Commission
Kaire Mbuende
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  • male
  • born 1953-11-28
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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Minister in the Presidency
Charles Mubita
  • male
  • in office since 2026-04-02
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Attorney General
Festus Mbandeka
  • male
  • in office since 2020-03-21
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Speaker of the National Assembly
Saara Kuugongelwa
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  • female
  • born 1967-10-12
  • in office since 2025-03-21
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President of the National Council
Lukas Sinimbo Muha
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  • male
  • born 1972-09-02
  • in office since 2020-12-15
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Governor of the Central Bank
Ebson Uanguta
  • in office since 2026-01-01
Chief of the Defence Force
Martin Pinehas
  • male
  • born 1962-11-11
  • in office since 2020-04-01
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The last change to this list was on April 2, 2026. This information is believed to be up-to-date based on ongoing scanning of relevant sources, but sometimes changes are missed, so if anything seems incorrect, inaccurate, or out-of-date, or if you would like to see other significant positions included here, please get in touch.