Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (Namibia)

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The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) is a department of the Namibian government. It was established in 1990 as Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, responsible for licensing of the media, the first minister was Hidipo Hamutenya.[1] The ministry was disbanded in 2000; Its portfolio was added to the foreign ministry.[2] In 2003 it was reestablished under its original name, and in 2008 it gained the communication portfolio from the Ministry of Works and Transport.[3][4] Since then it carries its current name. The current minister is Peya Mushelenga.[5]

Ministers

All information ministers in chronological order are:[3]

# Picture Name (Birth–Death) Party Term start Term end
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
01 Hidipo Hamutenya 1939–2016 SWAPO 1990 1993
02 Ben Amathila 1938– SWAPO 1993 2000
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Information and Broadcasting
03 File:Theo-Ben Gurirab (cropped) 02.jpg Theo-Ben Gurirab 1938–2018 SWAPO 2000 2003
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
04 File:Nangolo Mbumba (cropped).jpg Nangolo Mbumba 1941– SWAPO 2003 2005
05 File:Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah(cropped).jpg Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah 1952– SWAPO 2005 2008
Minister of Information and Communication Technology
06 Joel Kaapanda 1945– SWAPO 2008 2015
07 Tjekero Tweya 1960– SWAPO 2015 2018
08 Stanley Simataa 1960– SWAPO 2018 2020
09 Peya Mushelenga 1975– SWAPO 2020 2024
010 File:Emma Theofelus et Asekantsler Mariin Ratniku (visiit Namiibiasse 26-29.03.2023) (cropped).jpg Emma Theofilus 1996– SWAPO 2024 -
This list is complete and up to date as of April 2022.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, H. Entry for Hidipo Hamutenya". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 2000". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sherbourne, Robin. Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14. Institute for Public Policy Research. p. 334. ISBN 978-99945-78-14-6.
  4. ↑ "About us". Government of Namibia. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ↑ Nakatana, Festus (23 March 2020). "Geingob drops Cabinet surprises". New Era. p. 1.

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