Prime Minister of Namibia
Appearance
Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia | |
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since 21 March 2015 | |
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 | 76,339 USD annually[1][2] |
Website | https://opm.gov.na/ |
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 co-ordinates the work of the Cabinet. They also advise and assist the president in the execution of the functions of government.
List of officeholders
[edit]- Political parties
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Hage Geingob (1941–2024) |
1989 1994 1999 |
21 March 1990 | 28 August 2002 | 12 years, 160 days | SWAPO | |
2 | Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938–2018)[3] |
— | 28 August 2002 | 21 March 2005 | 2 years, 205 days | SWAPO | |
3 | Nahas Angula (born 1943)[4] |
2004 2009 |
21 March 2005 | 4 December 2012 | 7 years, 258 days | SWAPO | |
(1) | Hage Geingob (1941–2024) |
— | 4 December 2012 | 21 March 2015 | 2 years, 107 days | SWAPO | |
4 | Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 1967)[5] |
2014 2019 |
21 March 2015 | Incumbent | 9 years, 269 days | SWAPO |
Timeline
[edit]See also
[edit]- Politics of Namibia
- List of colonial governors of South West Africa
- President of Namibia
- Vice-President of Namibia
- Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia
- Cabinet of Namibia
References
[edit]- ^ "VP earns 15% more than PM". 3 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.