President of Namibia
| President of the Republic of Namibia | |
|---|---|
| Seal of the Presidency | |
| Presidential standard | |
since 21 March 2025 | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Type | |
| Residence | State House of Namibia |
| Seat | Windhoek |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Namibia |
| Inaugural holder | Sam Nujoma |
| Formation | 21 March 1990; 35 years ago (1990年03月21日) |
| Deputy | Vice President of Namibia |
| Salary | N$ 1,753,964 (US$ 96,000) annually[1] |
| Website | www.op.gov.na |
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The president of Namibia is the head of state and head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the government, acts as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces in terms of the Constitution.
Term limits
[edit ]As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Namibia. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Hifikepunye Pohamba in 2015.[2]
Succession
[edit ]If the presidency falls vacant and the president is unable to perform his or her duties, then the following officials are in line for succession for the remaining presidential term:[3] [4]
- Vice President of Namibia
- Prime Minister of Namibia
- Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
- a person appointed by the Cabinet.
Before the constitution was amended in 2014 to add the office of vice president, the prime minister was first in the line of succession.
List of office-holders
[edit ]- Political parties
- Status
Denotes acting president
- Symbol
† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Sam Nujoma (1929–2025) |
1989 1994 1999 |
21 March 1990 | 21 March 2005 | 15 years | SWAPO | |
| 2 | Hifikepunye Pohamba (born 1935) |
2004 2009 |
21 March 2005 | 21 March 2015 | 10 years | SWAPO | |
| 3 | Hage Geingob (1941–2024) |
2014 2019 |
21 March 2015 | 4 February 2024 [†] | 8 years, 320 days | SWAPO | |
| — | Nangolo Mbumba (born 1941) |
— | 25 January 2024 | 4 February 2024 | 10 days | SWAPO | |
| 4 | 4 February 2024 | 21 March 2025 | 1 year, 45 days | ||||
| 5 | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 1952) |
2024 | 21 March 2025 | Incumbent | 7 days | SWAPO | |
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Timeline
[edit ]Latest election
[edit ]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | SWAPO | 638,560 | 58.07 | |
| Panduleni Itula | Independent Patriots for Change | 284,106 | 25.84 | |
| McHenry Venaani | Popular Democratic Movement | 55,412 | 5.04 | |
| Bernadus Swartbooi | Landless People's Movement | 51,160 | 4.65 | |
| Job Amupanda | Affirmative Repositioning | 19,676 | 1.79 | |
| Hendrik Gaobaeb | United Democratic Front | 12,604 | 1.15 | |
| Henk Mudge | Republican Party | 8,988 | 0.82 | |
| Evilastus Kaaronda | SWANU | 7,991 | 0.73 | |
| Ambrosius Kumbwa | All People's Party | 5,197 | 0.47 | |
| Epafras Mukwiilongo | Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,978 | 0.36 | |
| Festus Thomas | Body of Christ Party | 3,641 | 0.33 | |
| Mike Kavekotora | Rally for Democracy and Progress | 2,974 | 0.27 | |
| Erastus Shuumbwa | Action Democratic Movement Party | 2,069 | 0.19 | |
| Sakaria Likuwa | United Namibians Party | 2,013 | 0.18 | |
| Vaino Amuthenu | Congress of Democrats | 1,213 | 0.11 | |
| Total | 1,099,582 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,099,582 | 98.69 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 14,552 | 1.31 | ||
| Total votes | 1,114,134 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,449,569 | 76.86 | ||
| Source: Electoral Commission of Namibia | ||||
See also
[edit ]- Politics of Namibia
- List of colonial governors of South West Africa
- Vice President of Namibia
- Prime Minister of Namibia
- Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
- Cabinet of Namibia
References
[edit ]- ^ "This is the salary of Namibia's first female president". PoliticalSalaries.com. 21 March 2025.
- ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
- ^ 2014 amended Constitution, Elkins, Zachary, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton. Constitute: The World's Constitutions to Read, Search, and Compare, constituteproject.org, accessed February 3, 2024
- ^ "Chapter 5 – The President | Namibia". www.un.int. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
