Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
{{Short description|Senior cabinet-level position in Namibia}}
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{{Infobox official post
| post = Deputy Prime Minister
| body = Namibia
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| insigniacaption = Coat of arms of Namibia
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| flagcaption = Flag of Namibia
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| incumbent = Natangwe Ithete
| incumbentsince = 21 March 2025
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| appointer = President of Namibia
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| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1990|3|21}}
| inaugural = Hendrik Witbooi
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{{Politics of Namibia}}
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.
The title deputy prime minister is written with a hyphen in the Constitution of Namibia.{{cite web |title=Namibian Constitution (with annotated statutes) |url=https://www.lac.org.na/laws/annoSTAT/Namibian%20Constitution.pdf |website=www.lac.org.na |publisher=Legal Assistance Centre of Namibia}}
List of officeholders
;Political parties
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! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! rowspan="2" style="width:80px;" | Portrait ! rowspan="2" | Name ! colspan="3" | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | Political party ! rowspan="2" | Prime Minister ! rowspan="2" | Notes |
| Took office
! Left office ! Time in office |
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| rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 1
| rowspan=2|90px | rowspan=2|Hendrik Witbooi | rowspan=2|21 March 1990 | rowspan=2|21 March 2005 | rowspan=2|{{Age in years|1990|3|21|2005|3|21}} years | rowspan=2|SWAPO | rowspan=2| {{cite web |title=Former Deputy Prime Ministers |url=https://154.0.193.130/web/opm/former-deputy-prime-ministers |publisher=OPM - Office of the Prime Minister of Namibia |access-date=2023-11-10 |archive-date=2022-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206095446/https://154.0.193.130/web/opm/former-deputy-prime-ministers |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Witbooi Hendrik |url=https://www.parliament.na/dt_team/witbooi-hendrik-3/ |website=Namibian Parliament}} |
| Theo-Ben Gurirab |
| style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 2
| 90px | Libertina Amathila | 21 March 2005 || 21 March 2010 | {{Age in years|2005|3|21|2010|3|21}} years | SWAPO |
| rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 3
| rowspan=2|90px | rowspan=2|Marco Hausiku | rowspan=2|21 March 2010 | rowspan=2|21 March 2015 | rowspan=2|{{Age in years|2010|3|21|2015|3|21}} years | rowspan=2|SWAPO |
| Hage Geingob |
| style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 4
| 90px | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | 21 March 2015 || 4 February 2024 | {{Age in years and days|2015|3|21|2024|2|4}} | SWAPO |
| style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 5
| 90px | John Mutorwa | 9 February 2024 || 21 March 2025 | {{Age in years and days|2024|2|9|2025|3|21}} | SWAPO | |
| style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 6
| 90px | Natangwe Ithete | 21 March 2025 || Incumbent | {{Age in years and days|2025|3|21}} | SWAPO | |
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See also
References
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