Ministry of Agriculture (Namibia)

The Ministry of Agriculture is a department of the Namibian government. It was established at Namibian independence in 1990. The first Namibian minister of agriculture was Gert Hanekom.^[1] Its current^[update] minister is Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi.

Additional portfolios

In 1990 the ministry was established as Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development. In 1991 the portfolio of fisheries was split off, and a separate Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources was created.^[1] In 2000 the portfolio of rural development was removed, too, and given to the Ministry of Regional and Local Government. The agriculture ministry was renamed Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry.

In 2020 the portfolio of land reform was added after the disestablishment of the Ministry of Land Reform. The forestry portfolio was given to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, and the agriculture ministry was thus renamed Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform. In 2025 the ministry experienced its so far latest^[update] change when the Ministry of Fisheries was dissolved, and agriculture took over its responsibilities.^[2] The ministry is now named Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR).

Ministers

All agriculture ministers in chronological order are:^[1]

#	Picture	Name	(Birth–Death)	Party	Term start	Term end
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development
01		Gert Hanekom	1930–1999	SWAPO	1990	1992
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development
02		Anton von Wietersheim	1951–	SWAPO	1992	1993
03		Nangolo Mbumba	1941–	SWAPO	1993	1996
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
04		Helmut Angula	1945–	SWAPO	1996	2004
0		Paul Smit (acting)	1953–	none	2004	2005
05		Nickey Iyambo	1936–2019	SWAPO	2005	2008
06		John Mutorwa	1957–	SWAPO	2008	2018
07		Alpheus ǃNaruseb	1954–	SWAPO	2018	2020
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform
08		Calle Schlettwein[3]	1954–	SWAPO	2020	2025
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform
08		Mac Hengari		SWAPO	21 March 2025	23 April 2025[4]
09		Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi		SWAPO	7 May 2025[5]

This list is complete and up to date as of June 2025.