Ministry of Home Affairs (Namibia)

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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.[1] In 2020, Home Affairs was merged with the Ministry of Safety and Security and renamed Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS). The current minister is Albert Kawana.[2] Beside its functions as interior ministry, MHAISS also oversees the Namibian police and the prisons.[3]

Ministers

All home affairs ministers in chronological order are:

# Picture Name (Birth–Death) Party Term start Term end
Minister of Home Affairs
01 File:Hifikepunye Pohamba in White House.jpg Hifikepunye Pohamba 1935– SWAPO 1990 1995
02 Jerry Ekandjo 1947– SWAPO 1995 2005
03 Rosalia Nghidinwa 1952–2018 SWAPO 2005 2012
04 Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana 1952– SWAPO 2012 2018
05 Frans Kapofi 1953– SWAPO 2018 2020
Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security
0 Frans Kapofi 1953– SWAPO 2020 2021
06 Albert Kawana 1956– SWAPO 2021
This list is complete and up to date as of April 2022.

References

  1. ↑ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (22 April 2020). "Geingob shuffles his pack … Kapofi gets defence, Klazen promoted". New Era. p. 1.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Namibian Correctional Service". Official Newsletter. Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security. April 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

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