Ministry of Home Affairs (Namibia)
{{Short description|Government ministry of Namibia}}
{{Politics of Namibia}}
The Namibian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is a department of the Namibian government. It was established at Namibian independence in 1990, the first minister was Hifikepunye Pohamba who later became Namibia's second president.{{Cite web | title=Biographies of Namibian Personalities | last=Dierks | first=Klaus | authorlink=Klaus Dierks | website=klausdierks.com | url=http://www.klausdierks.com/Biographies/Biographies_P.htm | accessdate=11 April 2022}} In 2020, Home Affairs was merged with the Ministry of Safety and Security and renamed Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS). Beside its functions as interior ministry, MHAISS also oversees the Namibian police and the prisons.{{Cite news | title=Welcome to Namibian Correctional Service | newspaper=Official Newsletter | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security | date=April 2021 | page=4 | url=https://mha.gov.na/documents/43893/212888/OFFICIAL+MHAISS+NEWSLETTER+21-04-2021.pdf/397e440c-741c-4baa-a37f-50189f04095f?version=1.0 | accessdate=5 May 2022}} The {{As of|2022|alt=current}} minister is Lucia Iipumbu.{{Cite web |last=Endjala |first=Martin |date=2025-03-22 |title=Lucia Witbooi appointed as Namibia's new vice president |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/lucia-witbooi-appointed-as-namibias-new-vice-president/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=The Namibian |language=en-GB}}
Ministers
All home affairs 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 Home Affairs | ||||||
| {{0}}1 | 75px | style="text-align:left;"| Hifikepunye Pohamba | 1935– | SWAPO | 1990 | 1995 |
| {{0}}2 | style="text-align:left;"| Jerry Ekandjo | 1947– | SWAPO | 1995 | 2005 | |
| {{0}}3 | style="text-align:left;"| Rosalia Nghidinwa | 1952–2018 | SWAPO | 2005 | 2012 | |
| {{0}}4 | style="text-align:left;"| Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana | 1952– | SWAPO | 2012 | 2018 | |
| {{0}}5 | style="text-align:left;"| Frans Kapofi | 1953– | SWAPO | 2018 | 2020 | |
| style="background:#EEEEFF" align="center" colspan="7"| Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security | ||||||
| 6 | style="text-align:left;"| Frans Kapofi | 1953– | SWAPO | 2020 | 2021 | |
| 7 | style="text-align:left;"| Albert Kawana | 1956– | SWAPO | 2021 | 2025 | |
| 8 | 75px | style="text-align:left;"| Lucia Iipumbu | 1975– | SWAPO | 2025 |
{{complete list|date=March 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://mha.gov.na/ Ministry of Home Affairs] official website