Cabinet Pohamba II

The Pohamba II cabinet designates the Namibian government under President Hifikepunye Pohamba in his second term from March 21, 2010 to March 20, 2015. It consisted of members of the ruling SWAPO party, which received a 3/4 majority in the 2009 parliamentary elections in Namibia won in the National Assembly .

The cabinet was made up of the President , the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the ministers appointed by the President. The Prime Minister was the head of government and first adviser to the President, coordinating all government agencies, ministries and other state agencies.

A far-reaching cabinet reshuffle took place on December 4, 2012. The original cabinet of March 21, 2010 was largely replaced.

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Pohamba II Cabinet - from March 21, 2010 with changes from December 4, 2012 to March 20, 2015

Office / Ministry	photo	Surname	Political party	State Secretary Vice Minister	Political party
president		Hifikepunye Pohamba	SWAPO	Albert Kawana ( Minister for Presidential Affairs )	SWAPO
prime minister		Hage Geingob	SWAPO	Marco Hausiku (Deputy Prime Minister)	SWAPO
		Nahas Angula until December 4, 2012
Labor and Social Affairs Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs		Doreen Sioka	SWAPO	Alpheus Muheua (Vice Minister) George Simataa (State Secretary)	SWAPO
		Immanuel Ngatjizeko until December 4, 2012
Foreign Ministry		Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah	SWAPO	Peya Mushelenga (Vice Minister) Selma Ashipala-Musavyi (State Secretary)	SWAPO
		Utoni Nujoma until December 4, 2012
Mining and Energy Mining and Energy		Isak Katali	SWAPO	Willem Isaak (Vice Minister) Kahijoro Kahuure (State Secretary)	SWAPO
Education Ministry of Education		David Namwandi	SWAPO	Silvia Ganaone Makgone (Vice Minister) Alfred Ilukena (State Secretary)	SWAPO
Finance Ministry of Finance		Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila	SWAPO	vacant since December 4, 2012 (Vice Minister) Ericah Shafudah (State Secretary)	SWAPO
Fisheries and marine resources Fisheries and marine resources		Bernhard Esau	SWAPO	Chief Samuel Ankama ( Deputy Minister) Ulitala Hiveluah (State Secretary)	SWAPO
Health and Social Services Health and Social Services		Richard Kamwi	SWAPO	Petrina Haingura ( Deputy Minister) Andrew Ndishishi (State Secretary)	SWAPO
Equal rights and child welfare Equal rights and child welfare		Rosalia Nghidinwa	SWAPO	Angelika Muharukua (Vice Minister) Erastus Negonga (State Secretary)	SWAPO
		Doreen Sioka until December 4, 2012
Trade and Industry Trade and Industry		Calle Schlettwein	SWAPO	Tjekero Tweya ( Deputy Minister) Malan Lindeque (State Secretary)	SWAPO
		Hage Geingob until December 4, 2012
Information and communication technology Information and communication technology		Joel Kaapanda	SWAPO	Stanley Simataa (Vice Minister) Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana (Secretary of State)	SWAPO
Internal Affairs and Immigration Internal Affairs and Immigration		Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana	SWAPO	Elia George Kaiyamo ( Deputy Minister) Patrick Nandago (State Secretary)	SWAPO
		Rosalia Nghidinwa until December 4, 2012
Youth, National Services, Sport and Culture Youth, National Services, Sport and Culture		Jerry Ekandjo	SWAPO	Juliet Kavetuna ( Deputy Minister) Peingeondjabi Shipoh (State Secretary)	SWAPO
		Kazenambo Kazenambo until December 4th 2012
Justice justice		Utoni Nujoma	SWAPO	Tommy Nambahu (Vice Minister) ? (State Secretary)	SWAPO
		Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana until December 4, 2012
Lands and Relocation. Lands and Relocation		Alpheus ǃNaruseb	SWAPO	Theo Diergaardt (Vice Minister) Lidwina Shapwa (State Secretary)	SWAPO
Agriculture, water and forestry Agriculture, water and forestry		Johannes Mutorwa	SWAPO	Lempy Lucas (Vice Minister) Joseph Iita (State Secretary)	SWAPO
Public work and transport Public work and transport		Erkki Nghimtina	SWAPO	Kilus Nguvauva (Vice Minister) Peter Mwatile (State Secretary)	SWAPO
Regional, Housing and Rural Development Regional, Housing and Rural Development		Charles Namoloh	SWAPO	P. Beukes (Vice Minister) Nghidinwa Daniel (State Secretary)	SWAPO
		Jerry Ekandjo until December 4, 2012
Security security		Immanuel Ngatjizeko	SWAPO	Erastus Uutoni (Vice Minister) Samuel Goagoseb (State Secretary)	SWAPO
		Nangolo Mbumba until December 4, 2012
Environment and tourism Environment and tourism		Uahekua Herunga	SWAPO	Pohamba Shifeta ( Deputy Minister) K. Shangula (State Secretary)	SWAPO
		Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah until December 4, 2012
Defense defense		Nahas Angula	SWAPO	Petrus Iilonga (Vice Minister) Petrus Shivute (State Secretary)	SWAPO
		Charles Namoloh until December 4, 2012
Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs		Nickey Iyambo	SWAPO	Hilma Nicanor (Vice Minister)	SWAPO

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See also

• Political system of Namibia
• List of ministries in Namibia

Web links

• Government of Namibia (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pohamba appoints 10 ambassadors. The Namibian, September 5, 2013, pp. 1-2
2. ↑ Namibia's new Cabinet announced, The Namibia, March 22, 2010 ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ FULL NEW CABINET LIST. The Villager, December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012