Vice President of Namibia

The vice president of Namibia is the deputy head of state and head of government of Namibia. He or she is first in the line of presidential succession, and serves as acting president when the president is outside the country's borders or otherwise unable to fulfil the duties of the office. The vice president is also a member of the National Assembly and the cabinet. The vice president is constitutionally required to 'assist the president in the execution of the functions of government,' and may be assigned any government portfolio by presidential proclamation.

Vice President of the Republic of Namibia
Coat of arms of Namibia
Incumbent Lucia Witbooi since 22 March 2025
Appointer	President
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Nickey Iyambo
Formation	21 March 2015; 10 years ago (2015-03-21)
Salary	87,789 USD annually[1][2]

The position of the vice president was established in 2014 along with several other constitutional amendments. The position is controversial due to its unclear portfolio.^[3] Nickey Iyambo served as the first vice president of Namibia from 2015 to 2018. Currently, the vice president is Lucia Witbooi since 22 March 2025.

List of officeholders

Political parties

  South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Nickey Iyambo (1936–2019)	21 March 2015	8 February 2018	2 years, 324 days	SWAPO
2		Nangolo Mbumba (born 1941)	8 February 2018	4 February 2024	5 years, 361 days	SWAPO
3		Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 1952)	4 February 2024	21 March 2025	1 year, 45 days	SWAPO
4		Lucia Witbooi (born 1961)	22 March 2025	Incumbent	86 days	SWAPO

Timeline

See also

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