Vice-President of Namibia

The vice-president of Namibia becomes president, when the preceding president dies, resigns or is removed from office via impeachment. The vice-president serves as the acting president of Namibia when the president is outside the country's borders, unable to fulfill the duties of the office. The vice-president is also a member of the National Assembly and the Cabinet. The vice-president is constitutionally required to 'assist the president in the execution of the functions of government,' and may be assigned any government portfolio by presidential proclamation.

Vice-President of the
Republic of Namibia
Coat of arms of Namibia
Incumbent
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
since 4 February 2024
AppointerPresident of Namibia
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderNickey Iyambo
Formation21 March 2015
Salary87,789 USD annually[1][2]
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

The position of the vice-president was established in 2014 along with several other constitutional amendments. The position is controversial due to its unclear portfolio.[3] Nickey Iyambo served as the first vice-president of Namibia from 2015 to 2018. The current vice-president is Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah since 4 February 2024.

List of officeholders
Political parties
  South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Nickey Iyambo
(1936–2019)		 21 March 20158 February 2018 2 years, 324 days SWAPO
2 Nangolo Mbumba
(born 1941)		 8 February 20184 February 2024 5 years, 361 days SWAPO
3 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
(born 1952)		 4 February 2024Incumbent 90 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. 27 December 2020.
  3. Angula, Sonja (21 July 2016). "VP post 'unnecessary' - analysts". Windhoek Observer.
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