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The Cabinet of Namibia is an appointed body that was established by Chapter 6 (Articles 35-42) of the Constitution of Namibia. It is mandated to include the following positions: the President of Namibia, the Prime Minister of Namibia and any positions that the President so appoints. [1] All cabinet members also sit in the National Assembly.
It consists of the president, the prime minister and his deputy, as well as the ministers of the Cabinet of Namibia. The legislative organs of government are the National Council and the National Assembly. They make the laws of the country. The judiciary organs of government are the courts. The highest court of Namibia is the Supreme Court ...
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]
Below is a list of members of the 8th National Assembly of Namibia. They were selected by their parties based on the results of the 2024 Namibian general election. This National Assembly will be inaugurated on 20 March 2025. Like each of the previous National Assemblies, it is led by the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO). The 8th ...
Below is a list of members of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, which became the National Assembly of Namibia upon independence in March 1990. Individual members were selected by political parties voted for in the 1989 election, the first democratic, multi-racial and universal franchise elections in Namibian history.
Royal Johan Kxao ǀUiǀoǀoo [note 1] [note 2] (born 30 September 1966) is a Namibian politician who is serving in the cabinet of Namibia as deputy Minister of Marginalised People since March 2015. [1] He was a member of Parliament as a SWAPO backbencher between 2000 and 2010, [2] and after that a special advisor in the Office of the Deputy ...
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.
All cabinet members are also members of the lower house. This situation has been criticised by Namibia's civil society and the opposition as creating a significant overlap between executive and legislature, undermining the separation of powers. The seniority of cabinet members generally relegate ordinary MPs to the back benches. [3]