Ministry of Higher Education (Namibia)

Namibian government department responsible for higher education and vocational training

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The Ministry of Higher Education is a department of the Namibian government. It was established in 1995 under the name Ministry of Higher Education and Vocational Education as a split-off from the Ministry of Education (MOE) and existed in this form until 2005 when its portfolio fell back to the MOE. In 2015 it was reestablished as Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation (MHETI).

The first Namibian higher education minister was Nahas Angula, the current minister is Itah Kandji-Murangi.

Ministers

All higher education ministers in chronological order are:

#	Name	(Birth–Death)	Party	Term start	Term end
Minister of Higher Education and Vocational Education
01	Nahas Angula	1943–	SWAPO	1995	2005
Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation
02	Itah Kandji-Murangi	1957–	SWAPO	2015

This list is complete and up to date as of April 2022.

References

Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
"Members of 7th National Assembly". Parliament of Namibia. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

External links

Official website Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation

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