Prime Minister of Namibia

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Prime Minister of the
Republic of Namibia
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2020 Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
since 21 March 2015
ResidenceOld State House
AppointerPresident of Namibia
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderHage Geingob
Formation21 March 1990
Salary76,339 USD annually[1][2]
Politics of Namibia
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Constitution
  • Constituent Assembly
Executive
Legislature
  • National Council
    Chairman:
  • National Assembly
    Speaker: Peter Katjavivi
Judiciary
Administrative divisions
  • Regions
  • Constituencies
Elections
Foreign relations
  • v
  • t

The prime minister of the Republic of Namibia is the leader of the Government of Namibia. The prime minister is appointed by the President of Namibia and co-ordinates the work of the Cabinet. They also advise and assist the president in the execution of the functions of government.

Key[]

Political parties
  •   South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)

List of officeholders[]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 H.E. Hage Gottfried Geingob (cropped).jpg Hage Geingob
(born 1941) 		21 March 1990 28 August 2002 12 years, 160 days SWAPO
2 Theo-Ben Gurirab (cropped) 02.jpg Theo-Ben Gurirab
(1938–2018)[3] 		28 August 2002 21 March 2005 2 years, 205 days SWAPO
3 Nahas Angula.jpg Nahas Angula
(born 1943)[4] 		21 March 2005 4 December 2012 7 years, 258 days SWAPO
(1) H.E. Hage Gottfried Geingob (cropped).jpg Hage Geingob
(born 1941) 		4 December 2012 21 March 2015 2 years, 107 days SWAPO
4 2020 Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (cropped).jpg Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
(born 1967)[5] 		21 March 2015 Incumbent 6 years, 358 days SWAPO

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "VP earns 15% more than PM". 3 March 2016.
  2. ^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.
  3. ^ Liswaniso, Mwaka (18 July 2014). "Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938 ...) An educator, politician and diplomat". New Era. p. 6. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. ^ Klaus Dierks: Biographies of Namibian Personalities, klausdierks.com.
  5. ^ "Profile: Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila". New Era. 12 March 2015.

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