Prime Minister of Namibia

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.

Prime Minister of the
Republic of Namibia
Coat of arms of Namibia
Incumbent
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
since 21 March 2015
ResidenceOld State House
AppointerPresident of Namibia
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderHage Geingob
Formation21 March 1990
DeputyDeputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
Salary76,339 USD annually[1][2]
Websitehttps://opm.gov.na/
Politics of Namibia
Constitution
  • Constituent Assembly
Executive
Legislature
Judiciary
  • Supreme Court
    Chief Justice: Peter Shivute
Administrative divisions
Elections
  • Recent elections
    • General: 2014
    • 2019
    • 2024
    • Regional: 2010
    • 2015
    • 2020
  • Political parties
Foreign relations
  • Diplomatic missions of / in Namibia

List of officeholders
Political parties
  South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Hage Geingob
(1941–2024)		 1989
1994
1999		 21 March 199028 August 2002 12 years, 160 days SWAPO
2 Theo-Ben Gurirab
(1938–2018)[3]		 — 28 August 200221 March 2005 2 years, 205 days SWAPO
3 Nahas Angula
(born 1943)[4]		 2004
2009		 21 March 20054 December 2012 7 years, 258 days SWAPO
(1) Hage Geingob
(1941–2024)		 — 4 December 201221 March 2015 2 years, 107 days SWAPO
4 Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
(born 1967)[5]		 2014
2019		 21 March 2015Incumbent 9 years, 44 days SWAPO

Timeline
Saara KuugongelwaNahas AngulaTheo-Ben GurirabHage Geingob

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. 27 December 2020.
  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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