Prime Minister of Namibia
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia | |
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| Residence | Old State House |
| Appointer | President of Namibia |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Hage Geingob |
| Formation | 21 March 1990 |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia |
| Salary | US$76,339 annually[1][2] |
| Website | https://opm.gov.na/ |
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The prime minister of the Republic of Namibia is the leader of the Government of Namibia. The prime minister is appointed by the president and coordinates the work of the Cabinet. They also advise and assist the president in the execution of the functions of government.
List of officeholders
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | President(s) | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| 1 |  |
Hage Geingob (1941–2024) |
21 March 1990 | 28 August 2002 | 12 years, 160 days | SWAPO | 1989 | Sam Nujoma | ||
| 1994 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||||
| 2 | _02.jpg) |
Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938–2018) |
28 August 2002 | 21 March 2005 | 2 years, 205 days | SWAPO | — | Sam Nujoma | [3] | |
| 3 |  |
Nahas Angula (born 1943) |
21 March 2005 | 4 December 2012 | 7 years, 258 days | SWAPO | 2004 | Hifikepunye Pohamba | [4] | |
| 2009 | ||||||||||
| (1) | |
Hage Geingob (1941–2024) |
4 December 2012 | 21 March 2015 | 2 years, 107 days | SWAPO | — | Hifikepunye Pohamba | ||
| 4 | .jpg) |
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 1967) |
21 March 2015 | 21 March 2025 | 10 years | SWAPO | 2014 | Hage Geingob Nangolo Mbumba |
[5] | |
| 2019 | ||||||||||
| 5 | .jpg) |
Elijah Ngurare (born 1970) |
21 March 2025 | Incumbent | 1 year, 165 days | SWAPO | 2024 | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | ||
Timeline
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "VP earns 15% more than PM". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016.
- ↑ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Klaus Dierks: Biographies of Namibian Personalities, klausdierks.com.
- ↑ "Profile: Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila". New Era. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015.
