Prime Minister of Namibia

The prime minister of the Republic of Namibia is the leader of the Government of Namibia. The prime minister is appointed by the president and coordinates the work of the Cabinet. He or she also advises and assists the president in the execution of the functions of government.

Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia
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Incumbent Elijah Ngurare since 21 March 2025
Residence	Old State House
Appointer	President of Namibia
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Hage Geingob
Formation	21 March 1990; 35 years ago (1990-03-21)
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
Salary	76,339 USD annually[1][2]
Website	https://opm.gov.na/

List of officeholders

Political parties

  South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Hage Geingob (1941–2024)	1989 1994 1999	21 March 1990	28 August 2002	12 years, 160 days	SWAPO
2		Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938–2018)[3]	—	28 August 2002	21 March 2005	2 years, 205 days	SWAPO
3		Nahas Angula (born 1943)[4]	2004 2009	21 March 2005	4 December 2012	7 years, 258 days	SWAPO
(1)		Hage Geingob (1941–2024)	—	4 December 2012	21 March 2015	2 years, 107 days	SWAPO
4		Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 1967)[5]	2014 2019	21 March 2015	21 March 2025	10 years	SWAPO
5		Elijah Ngurare (born 1970)	2024	21 March 2025	Incumbent	63 days	SWAPO

Timeline

See also

• Politics of Namibia
• List of colonial governors of South West Africa
• President of Namibia
• Vice President of Namibia
• Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
• Cabinet of Namibia