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Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia
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Incumbent Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila 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
Website	https://opm.gov.na/

Politics of Namibia
Constitution Constituent Assembly
Executive President Nangolo Mbumba President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa Cabinet
Legislature National Council Chairman: Lukas Sinimbo Muha National Assembly Speaker: Peter Katjavivi
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Peter Shivute
Administrative divisions Regions Constituencies
Elections Recent elections General: 2014 2019 2024 Regional: 2010 2015 2020 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Peya Mushelenga Diplomatic missions of / in Namibia Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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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

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)	—	28 August 2002	21 March 2005	2 years, 205 days	SWAPO
3		Nahas Angula (born 1943)	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)	2014 2019	21 March 2015	Incumbent	9 years, 274 days	SWAPO

Timeline

See also

• 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

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.

External links

• World Statesmen – Namibia

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