Ministry of Labour (Namibia)

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The Namibian Ministry of Labour (MOL) is a department of the Namibian government. It was established at Namibian independence in 1990. The first Namibian Minister of Labour and Manpower Development was Hendrik Witbooi. In 1995 the ministry was renamed Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, the first minister with this portfolio was Moses ǁGaroëb. In 1997 the ministry was again renamed, to Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. In 2015 the name of the ministry changed to Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation. Its current minister is Utoni Nujoma, son of Namibia's founding president Sam Nujoma.

Ministers

All labour ministers in chronological order are:

#	Name	(Birth–Death)	Party	Term start	Term end
Minister of Labour and Manpower Development
01	Hendrik Witbooi	1934–2009	SWAPO	1990	1995
Minister of Labour and Human Resources
02	Moses ǁGaroëb	1942–1997	SWAPO	1995	1997
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
0	John Shaetonhodi (acting)	1949–	SWAPO	1997	1999
03	Andimba Toivo ya Toivo	1924–2017	SWAPO	1999	2002
04	Marco Hausiku	1953–2021	SWAPO	2002	2004
05	Marlene Mungunda	1954–	SWAPO	2004	2005
06	Alpheus ǃNaruseb	1970–	SWAPO	2005	2008
07	Immanuel Ngatjizeko	1952–2022	SWAPO	2008	2012
08	Doreen Sioka	1960–	SWAPO	2012	2015
Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations & Employment Creation
09	Erkki Nghimtina	1948–	SWAPO	2015	2020
10	Utoni Nujoma	1952–	SWAPO	2020

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

References

Official biography from the National Assembly of Namibia Archived September 19, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
Sasman, Catherine (25 September 2009). "The Extraordinary Moses Mague //Garoëb (1942 to 1997)". New Era.

External links

Official website Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation

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