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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. [1] The title deputy-prime minister is written with a hyphen in the Constitution ...
The Cabinet of Namibia is an appointed body that was established by Chapter 6 (Articles 35-42) of the Constitution of Namibia.It is mandated to include the following positions: the President of Namibia, the Prime Minister of Namibia and any positions that the President so appoints.
The Cabinet is the executive organ of government, implementing the laws of the country. It consists of the president, the prime minister and his deputy, as well as the ministers of the Cabinet of Namibia. The legislative organs of government are the National Council and the National Assembly. They make the laws of the country.
Then-president Hage Geingob appointed eight additional members without voting rights in March 2020, seven of them in order to serve as ministers or deputies in Namibia's cabinet: [5] Ipumbu Shiimi, Minister of Finance; Emma Kantema-Gaomas, Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture; Veikko Nekundi, Deputy Minister of Works and Transport
Tommy Nambahu (born 21 May 1960) [1] is a Namibian politician and current Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism. [2] A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Nambahu has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 2010 and was a deputy minister of Justice from 2010 to 2015.
Established in 1990, the Ministry of Justice of Namibia provides court representation to ministries, offices, agencies, the master of the High Court, the speaker of the National Assembly, the prosecutor-general, magistrates, the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, regional councils, recognized traditional authorities, and entities associated with the government administration. [1]
The Parliament of Namibia is the national legislature of Namibia. It is a bicameral legislature and, thus, consists of two houses: [1] [2] the National Council (upper house) and the National Assembly (lower house). All cabinet members are also members of the lower house.
In 2005 he became minister for presidential affairs, serving until 2015. [2] Kawana was also included in President Hage Geingob's cabinet, appointed in March 2015, as minister of justice. [4] During a cabinet reshuffle in February 2018, he swapped positions with Sacky Shanghala and became attorney general, also in the rank of a minister. [5]