Vice President of Namibia

{{Short description|Deputy head of state and government of Namibia}}

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| post = Vice President

| body = the
Republic of Namibia

| insignia = Coat of arms of Namibia.svg

| insigniasize = 125px

| insigniacaption = Coat of arms of Namibia

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| imagesize = 165px

| incumbent = Lucia Witbooi

| incumbentsince = 22 March 2025

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| appointer = President

| termlength = 5 years

| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|2015|3|21}}

| succession =

| inaugural = Nickey Iyambo

| deputy =

| salary = 87,789 USD annually{{cite web|url=https://www.newera.com.na/2016/03/03/vp-earns-10-pm/|title=VP earns 15% more than PM|date=3 March 2016|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/The-highest-and-lowest-paid-African-presidents/539546-4129430-cbmf8iz/index.html|title=The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily|date=27 December 2020 |publisher=Business Daily}}

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The vice president of Namibia is the deputy head of state and head of government of Namibia. He or she is first in the line of presidential succession, and serves as acting president when the president is outside the country's borders or otherwise unable to fulfil the duties of the office. The vice president is also a member of the National Assembly and the cabinet. The vice president is constitutionally required to 'assist the president in the execution of the functions of government,' and may be assigned any government portfolio by presidential proclamation.

The position of the vice president was established in 2014 along with several other constitutional amendments. The position is controversial due to its unclear portfolio.{{Cite news | title=VP post 'unnecessary' - analysts | last=Angula | first=Sonja | newspaper=Windhoek Observer | date=21 July 2016 | url=http://www.observer.com.na/index.php/national/6600-vp-post-unnecessary-analysts}} Nickey Iyambo served as the first vice president of Namibia from 2015 to 2018. Currently, the vice president is Lucia Witbooi since 22 March 2025.

List of officeholders

;Political parties

{{legend|{{party color|SWAPO}}|South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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rowspan="2" \| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! rowspan="2" style="width:80px;" \| Portrait ! rowspan="2" \| Name {{small\|(Birth–Death)}} ! 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 \| Nickey Iyambo {{small\|(1936–2019)}} \| 21 March 2015 \|\| 8 February 2018 \| {{Age in years and days\|2015\|3\|21\|2018\|2\|8}} \| SWAPO
style="background:{{party color\|SWAPO}}; color:white;" \| 2 \| 90px \| Nangolo Mbumba {{small\|(born 1941)}} \| 8 February 2018 \|\| 4 February 2024 \| {{Age in years and days\|2018\|2\|8\|2024\|2\|4}} \| SWAPO
style="background:{{party color\|SWAPO}}; color:white;" \| 3 \| 90px \| Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah {{small\|(born 1952)}} \| 4 February 2024 \|\| 21 March 2025 \| {{Age in years and days\|2024\|2\|4\|2025\|3\|21}} \| SWAPO
style="background:{{party color\|SWAPO}}; color:white;" \| 4 \| 90px \| Lucia Witbooi {{small\|(born 1961)}} \| 22 March 2025 \|\| Incumbent \| {{Age in years and days\|2025\|3\|22}} \| SWAPO

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rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

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Took office

! Left office

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style="background:{{party color|SWAPO}}; color:white;" | 1

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| Nickey Iyambo
{{small|(1936–2019)}}