List of ministries in Namibia

This is a list of the current and former ministries of Namibia by department.

Ministries

Department	Designation of the ministries (posts) according to cabinet
	Nujoma I 1990-1995	Nujoma II 1995-2000	Nujoma III 2000-2005	Pohamba I 2005-2010	Pohamba II 2010-2015	Geingob I 2015–	Geingob II from 2020
National planning	Director General of the National Planning Commission General Director for National Planning					Presidential Minister for National Planning Minister in Presidency for National Planning
Presidential affairs				Minister without portfolio Minister without Portfolio		Minister for Presidential Affairs Minister of Presidential Affairs	Minister for presidential affairs , investment promotion and SME Development Minister of Presidential Affairs, Investment Promotion and SME Development
Exterior	External Affairs Foreign Affairs					International cooperation and cooperation International Relations & Cooperation
Finances	Finance finance
defense	Defense Defense
Interior	Home Affairs and Immigration Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration						Home Affairs, Immigration and Security Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security
education	Higher Education. Higher Education		Higher education, training and job creation Higher Education, Training and Employment Creation	Education Education		Higher Education, Training and Innovation Higher Education, Training and Innovation
	Ministry of Basic Education and Culture (Sport)					Education, Arts and Culture Education, Arts & Culture
economy	Trade and Industry Trade & Industry					Industrialization, Trade and SME Development	Industrialization and Trade Industrialization and Trade
Local development	Agriculture, Water and Rural Development Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development			Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development		Urban and Rural Development Urban and Rural Development
Social welfare	Labor and Social Labor and Social Welfare					Poverty reduction and social welfare Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare	Equality and child welfare, poverty alleviation and social welfare Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare
Poverty reduction
Equal Rights and Child Welfare	Equality and Child Welfare Gender Equality and Child Welfare
job	Work labor			Labor and Social Labor and Social Welfare		Labor, Industrial Relations and job creation Labor, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation
health	Health and Social Services Health and Social Services
State company						State-owned Public Enterprises
Public Works	Public Works and Transport Works and Transport
safety	Security Safety and Security			Security Safety and Security			Home Affairs, Immigration and Security Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security
Penal system	Prisons and prison Prisons and Correctional Services						Home Affairs, Immigration and Security Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security
Agriculture , water and forestry	Agriculture, Water and Rural Development. Agriculture, Water and Rural Development			Agriculture, Water and Forestry Agriculture, Water and Forestry			Agriculture, Water and Land Reform Agriculture, Water and Land Reform
Land issues	Lands, resettlement and rehabilitation Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation			Lands and Resettlement Lands and Resettlement		Land reform land reform
Information and communication technology	Public Works, Transport and Communication Works, Transport and Communication	Information and Broadcasting Information & Broadcasting		External affairs	Information and Communication Technology Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
Judiciary	Justice Justice
Fisheries and marine resources	Fisheries and Marine Resources Fisheries and Marine Resources
Mining and energy	Mining and Energy Mines and Energy
Environment and tourism	Environment and Tourism Environment and Tourism						Environment, tourism and forestry Environment, Tourism and Forestry
Youth, National Services and Sports	Basic Education, Sport and Culture Ministry of Basic Education and Culture	Youth, National Service, Sports and Culture Youth, National Services, Sport and Culture				Department of Youth, National Services and Sport Youth, National Services and Sport
Arts and Culture						Education, Arts and Culture Education, Arts & Culture
Veterans				Veterans Veteran Affairs		attached to the office of the Vice-President	Defense and Veterans Defense and Veteran Affairs

Web links

• Ministries of Namibia
• Directory of Ministries