Attorney General of Namibia

The attorney general of Namibia is the chief legal adviser to the president and government of Namibia. They are responsible for upholding and promoting the Namibian constitution. Unlike many other attorneys general, the Namibian attorney general holds no prosecutorial power, which is instead the responsibility of the prosecutor general.

Attorney General of Namibia
Coat of arms of Namibia
Incumbent Festus Mbandeka since 21 March 2020
Ministry of Justice
Style	The Honorable
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	The president
Seat	Windhoek, Namibia
Appointer	The president
Term length	No fixed term
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Namibia
Formation	1990; 35 years ago (1990)
First holder	Hartmut Ruppel [de]
Deputy	Deputy Attorney General

History

List of attorneys general

Attorneys general of South West Africa

• Lucas Cornelius Steyn (1931-1933)
• J. P. Niehaus (1939-1941) acting (United Party)^[1]

Attorneys general of Namibia

  SWAPO

No.	Image	Name	Took office	Left office	President
1		Hartmut Ruppel [de]	1990	1995	Sam Nujoma
2		Vekuii Rukoro	1995	March 2000
3		Ngarikutuke Tjiriange	March 2000	26 January 2001
4		Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana	26 January 2001	2008
					Hifikepunye Pohamba
5		Albert Kawana	2008	21 March 2015
6		Sacky Shanghala	21 March 2015	8 February 2018	Hage Geingob
7		Albert Kawana	8 February 2018	21 March 2020	Hage Geingob
8		Festus Mbandeka	21 March 2020	incumbent	Hage Geingob

See also

• Ministry of Justice (Namibia)
• Politics of Namibia