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Prime Minister of Namibia

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Prime Minister of the
Republic of Namibia
Flag_of_Namibia
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/

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.

List of officeholders

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Political parties
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 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, 259 days SWAPO

Timeline

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Saara KuugongelwaNahas AngulaTheo-Ben GurirabHage Geingob

See also

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References

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  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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