Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia

Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
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Incumbent John Mutorwa since 9 February 2024
Appointer	President of Namibia

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The deputy-prime minister of Namibia is a senior cabinet-level position in Namibia.

The deputy-prime minister is appointed by the president of Namibia to perform any needed functions assigned to him or her by the president, the vice-president or the prime minister.^[1]

The title deputy-prime minister is written with a hyphen in the Constitution of Namibia.^[1]

List of deputy prime ministers

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political party	Prime Minister	Notes
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Prime Minister	Notes
1		Hendrik Witbooi (1934–2009)	21 March 1990	21 March 2005	15 years	SWAPO	Hage Geingob	^[2]^[3]
1		Hendrik Witbooi (1934–2009)	21 March 1990	21 March 2005	15 years	SWAPO	Theo-Ben Gurirab	^[2]^[3]
2		Libertina Amathila (born 1940)	21 March 2005	21 March 2010	5 years	SWAPO	Nahas Angula	^[2]
3		Marco Hausiku (1953–2021)	21 March 2010	21 March 2015	5 years	SWAPO	Nahas Angula	^[2]
3		Marco Hausiku (1953–2021)	21 March 2010	21 March 2015	5 years	SWAPO	Hage Geingob	^[2]
4		Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 1952)	21 March 2015	4 February 2024	8 years, 320 days	SWAPO	Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila	^[4]
5		John Mutorwa (born 1957)	9 February 2024	Incumbent	111 days	SWAPO	Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila

^ ^a ^b "Namibian Constitution (with annotated statutes)" (PDF). www.lac.org.na. Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Former Deputy Prime Ministers". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
^ "Witbooi Hendrik". Namibian Parliament.
^ "Deputy Prime Minister". OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia.