Ministry of Higher Education (Namibia)
{{Short description|Namibian government department responsible for higher education and vocational training}}
{{Politics of Namibia}}
The Ministry of Higher Education is a department of the Namibian government. It was established in 1995 under the name Ministry of Higher Education and Vocational Education as a split-off from the Ministry of Education (MOE) and existed in this form until 2005 when its portfolio fell back to the MOE. In 2015 it was reestablished as Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation (MHETI).
The first Namibian higher education minister was Nahas Angula,{{Cite web | title=Biographies of Namibian Personalities | last=Dierks | first=Klaus | authorlink=Klaus Dierks | website=klausdierks.com | url=http://www.klausdierks.com/Biographies/Biographies_A.htm | accessdate=10 April 2022}} the {{As of|2022|alt=current}} minister is Itah Kandji-Murangi.{{Cite web | title= Members of 7th National Assembly | publisher = Parliament of Namibia | accessdate=10 April 2022 | url=https://www.parliament.na/1903-2/}}
Ministers
All higher education ministers in chronological order are:
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| #
! Picture ! Name ! {{small|(Birth–Death)}} ! Party ! Term start ! Term end | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#EEEEFF" align="center" colspan="7"| Minister of Higher Education and Vocational Education | ||||||
| {{0}}1 | 75px | style="text-align:left;"| Nahas Angula | 1943– | SWAPO | 1995 | 2005 |
| style="background:#EEEEFF" align="center" colspan="7"| Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation | ||||||
| {{0}}2 | 75px | style="text-align:left;"| Itah Kandji-Murangi | 1957– | SWAPO | 2015 |
{{complete list|date=April 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://mheti.gov.na/ Official website] Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation
Category:1995 establishments in Namibia
Category:2005 disestablishments in Namibia