President (Namibia)
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Acting President Hage Geingob since March 21, 2015 |
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Acting Vice-President Nangolo Mbumba since February 8, 2018 |
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Official seat | State House in Windhoek |
Term of office | 5 years (one-time re-election possible) |
Creation of office | March 21, 1990 |
Last choice | 2019 |
Next choice | 2024 |
Deputy | Vice President |
website | www.op.gov.na |
The President of Namibia ( English President of the Republic of Namibia ), according to the Namibian Constitution , the Head of State of the Republic of Namibia .
The state president is elected every five years through presidential elections. Re-election is only permitted once, with a one-time exception for the founding president Sam Nujoma due to a constitutional amendment .
The President appoints and dismisses the Prime Minister as head of government as well as other ministers and judges. In addition, the president determines the guidelines of politics and is the commander in chief of the army .
The newly elected President on November 28, 2014 had the right to propose for the first time to elect the newly created position of Vice President .
An impeachment is possible only on the basis of a constitutional violation or serious violation of the laws.
President
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President of the Republic of Namibia President of the Republic of Namibia |
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No. | Surname | Life dates | Term of office | Political party |
1 | Sam Nujoma | * 1929 | March 21, 1990 to March 21, 2005 | SWAPO |
2 | Hifikepunye Pohamba | * 1935 | March 21, 2005 to March 21, 2015 | SWAPO |
3 | Hage Geingob | * 1941 | since March 21, 2015 | SWAPO |
Sam Nujoma carries the right conferred on him the honorary title Founding Father of the Namibian Nation ( English Founding Father of the Namibian Nation ).
Election results
The President of Namibia is directly elected by the people for a term of five years, with one opportunity for re-election.
year | candidate | Political party | Voting shares |
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1994 | Sam Nujoma | SWAPO | 76.34% |
1999 | Sam Nujoma | SWAPO | 76.82% |
2004 | Hifikepunye Pohamba | SWAPO | 76.44% |
2009 | Hifikepunye Pohamba | SWAPO | 75.25% |
2014 | Hage Geingob | SWAPO | 86.73% |
2019 | Hage Geingob | SWAPO | 56.30% |
Vice President
Since March 21, 2015, due to the third amendment to the Namibian constitution , the office of Vice President has existed for the first time. This is appointed on the proposal of the President.
Vice President of the Republic of Namibia Vice President of the Republic of Namibia |
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No. | Surname | Life dates | Term of office | Political party |
1 | Nickey Iyambo | 1936-2019 | March 21, 2015–8. February 2018 | SWAPO |
2 | Nangolo Mbumba | * 1941 | since February 8, 2018 | SWAPO |
Others
The Namibian President lives on the grounds of the State House in Auasblick in the central south of the Namibian capital. At least three helicopters , including two Airbus Helicopters AS350B3e and two jets ( Learjet 75 and Falcon 7X ) are available to the President and other high-ranking government officials . A Learjet 31 A and a Falcon 900B were previously in use.
pension
Under the Former President Pension and Other Benefit Amendment Act of 2012 based on the 2004 Act, the former presidents of Namibia are entitled to the following benefits, among others:
- Financial compensation in the full amount of the last salary as President or at least 80% of the salary of the next President.
- A fully furnished house somewhere in Windhoek or another place in Namibia or a corresponding housing benefit or a one-off payment in the amount of the cost of such a house.
- Health insurance
- At least 19 employees, including no less than 10 people responsible for security.
- office
- Financial benefits for travel, vehicles, etc.
- Diplomatic passport
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Country information portal Namibia. (No longer available online.) In: InWEnt . Archived from the original on June 30, 2009 ; Retrieved May 20, 2009 .
- ↑ Promulgation of Conferment of Status of Founding Father of the Namibian Nation Act, 2005 (Act No. 16 of 2005), of the Parliament Republic of Namibia, December 29, 2005.
- ^ New Presidential jet in Windhoek. Informanté, September 11, 2014
- ^ New Presidential Jet ( memento of March 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Namibian Sun, October 7, 2010
- ^ Former President Pensions and Other Benefit Amendment Bill. Parliament of the Republic of Namibia, 2012 , accessed September 22, 2015
- ^ Former President Pension and Other Benefits Act. Parliament of the Republic of Namibia, December 18, 2004, No. 3350 , accessed September 22, 2015