President of Namibia
{{Short description|Head of state and government of Namibia}}
{{EngvarB|date=February 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = President
| body = the Republic of Namibia
| insignia = Presidential seal of Namibia.png
| insigniasize = 125px
| insigniacaption = Seal of the Presidency
| nativename =
| image = Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Namibia's Deputy Prime Minister (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 165px
| incumbent = Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
| incumbentsince = 21 March 2025
| style = Her Excellency
| residence = State House of Namibia
| appointer =
| termlength = Five years,
| termlength_qualified = renewable once
| constituting_instrument = Constitution of Namibia
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1990|3|21}}
| succession =
| inaugural = Sam Nujoma
| deputy = Vice President of Namibia
| salary = N$ 1,753,964 (US$ 96,000) annually{{cite web|url=https://politicalsalaries.com/this-is-the-salary-of-namibias-first-female-president/|title=This is the salary of Namibia’s first female president|date=21 March 2025 |publisher=PoliticalSalaries.com}}
| website = [http://www.op.gov.na/ www.op.gov.na]
| type = {{plainlist|
}}
| flagcaption = Presidential standard
| flag = Flag of the President of Namibia.svg
| flagsize = 125
| flagborder = yes
| seat = Windhoek
}}
{{Politics of Namibia}}
The president of Namibia is the head of state and head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the government, acts as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces in terms of the Constitution.
Term limits
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Namibia. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Hifikepunye Pohamba in 2015.{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Candace |last2=Siegle |first2=Joseph |title=Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa |url=https://africacenter.org/spotlight/circumvention-of-term-limits-weakens-governance-in-africa/ |website=Africa Center for Strategic Studies}}
Succession
If the presidency falls vacant and the president is unable to perform his or her duties, then the following officials are in line for succession for the remaining presidential term:[https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Namibia_2014 2014 amended Constitution], Elkins, Zachary, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton. Constitute: The World's Constitutions to Read, Search, and Compare, constituteproject.org, accessed February 3, 2024{{Cite web |title=Chapter 5 – The President {{!}} Namibia |url=https://www.un.int/namibia/namibia/chapter-5-president |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.un.int}}
- Vice President of Namibia
- Prime Minister of Namibia
- Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
- a person appointed by the Cabinet.
Before the constitution was amended in 2014 to add the office of vice president, the prime minister was first in the line of succession.
List of officeholders
;Political parties
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;Status
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{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
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| rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" style="width:80px;" | Portrait ! rowspan="2" | Name ! rowspan="2" | Elected ! colspan="3" | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | Political party |
|---|
| Took office
! Left office ! Time in office |
| style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 1
| 90px | Sam Nujoma | 21 March 1990 || 21 March 2005 | {{Age in years|1990|3|21|2005|3|21}} years | SWAPO |
| style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 2
| 90px | Hifikepunye Pohamba | 21 March 2005 || 21 March 2015 | {{Age in years|2005|3|21|2015|3|21}} years | SWAPO |
| style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 3
| 90px | Hage Geingob | 21 March 2015 || 4 February 2024{{ref label|†|†|†}} | {{Age in years and days|2015|3|21|2024|2|4}} | SWAPO |
| style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | —
| rowspan=2|90px | rowspan=2|Nangolo Mbumba | rowspan=2|— | style="background:#e6e6aa;"| 25 January 2024 | style="background:#e6e6aa;"| 4 February 2024 | style="background:#e6e6aa;"| {{Age in years and days|2024|1|25|2024|2|4}} | rowspan=2|SWAPO |
| style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 4
| 4 February 2024 || 21 March 2025 | {{Age in years and days|2024|2|4|2025|3|21}} |
| style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 5
| 90px | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | 2024 | 21 March 2025 || Incumbent | {{Age in years and days|2025|3|21}} | SWAPO |
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Latest election
{{Main|2024 Namibian general election}}
{{#section-h:2024 Namibian general election|President}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Namibia.htm World Statesmen – Namibia]
{{Presidents of Namibia}}
{{Namibia topics}}
{{Heads of state and government of Africa}}