Namibian government

Coat of arms of Namibia

Since 1990, there Namibian government ( english Government of the Republic of Namibia ) from the President , the Vice President (for the first time since March 21, 2015), the Prime Minister , the Deputy Prime Minister and appointed by the President of Ministers and the Attorney-General .

Every minister also needs the confidence of the National Assembly ; if a minister does not receive it, the president must dismiss him. This means that the ministers are accountable to both the President and the National Assembly. The Namibian constitution expressly emphasizes this dual dependency.

The prime minister is the head of government and first advisor to the president and coordinates all government agencies, ministries and other government agencies.

Until 2008 the government had its seat in the old State House in the district of Windhoek-central in the Namibian capital Windhoek . In 2008/09 the move to the new State House in Windhoek-Auasblick took place.

Governments

The first three governments of Namibia were formed by Sam Nujoma ( SWAPO ). Two governments followed by Hifikepunye Pohamba (SWAPO) and, since 2015, by Hage Geingob (SWAPO). The governments and the president begin their work on Independence Day , ie on March 21st of the year following the last parliamentary and presidential elections . The first women were elevated to the four highest positions in the state on March 21, 2015.

Office	1990-1995	1995-2000	2000-2005	2005-2010	2010-2015	2015-2020	2020-2025
	Nujoma I	Nujoma II	Nujoma III	Pohamba I	Pohamba II	Geingob I	Geingob II
President	Sam Nujoma	Sam Nujoma	Sam Nujoma	Hifikepunye Pohamba	Hifikepunye Pohamba	Hage Geingob	Hage Geingob
Vice President	Office does not exist					Nickey Iyambo (until February 8, 2018) Nangolo Mbumba (since February 8, 2018)
prime minister	Hage Geingob	Hage Geingob	Hage Geingob (until August 28, 2002) Theo-Ben Gurirab (from August 28, 2002)	Nahas Angula	Nahas Angula (until December 4, 2012) Hage Geingob (from December 4, 2012)	Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Deputy Prime Minister	Hendrik Witbooi	Hendrik Witbooi	Hendrik Witbooi	Libertina Amathila	Marco Hausiku	Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

See also

• Political system of Namibia
• List of state-owned companies in Namibia

Web links

• Government of Namibia

Individual evidence

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