By Staff Reporter
PRESIDENT in-waiting Dr.Hage Geingob has officially announced his cabinet ministers and ministries on Thursday.
Dr.Geingob who will be sworn-in as Namibia’s third president, on March 21 at Namibia’s 25th independence anniversary, told journalists at a Press Conference how his government is structured when he will succeed the out-going Namibian president Hifikepunye Pohamba.
Geingob administration will be headed by the newly appointed Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, former Finance Minister and Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, as Deputy Prime Minister and International Relations.
Four brand new ministries have been added to answer to socio-economic concerns of the people, which are the Ministry of Poverty Eradication, Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development, Ministry of Public Enterprises and Ministry of Economic Planning and Director General.
Other changes were the re-naming and split of the current Ministry of Education to the new Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture and Ministry of Higher Education,Training and Innovation, respectively.
Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development is now called the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, new Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Job Creation replaced the current ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.
While, the Ministry of Land and Resettlement was renamed as Ministry of Land Reform, and new Ministry of Sport, National Service and Youth, replaced the Ministry of Youth, National Services, Sport & Culture.
However, four portfolios of a deputy minister in the ministries of works, defence, public enterprises and mines were still vacant at the time of his announcement.
The new cabinet is composed of the following
President
Dr.Hage Geingob
Vice President
Dr.Nicky Iyambo
Prime Minister
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Deputy Prime Minister and International Relations
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah,
Deputy Minister International Relations
Peya Mushelenga
Minister of Finance
Calle Schlettwein
Deputy Minister
Natangwe Ithete
Minister of Industrialisation
Immanuel Ngatjizeko
Deputy Minister
Pieter van der Walt
Minister of Higher Education and Innovation
Itah Kandji-Murangi
Deputy Minister
Becky Ndjoze-Ojo
Minister of Education, Arts and Culture
Katrina Hanse-Himarwa
Deputy Minister
Anna Nghipondoka
Minister of Mines
Obeth Kandjoze
Deputy Minister
Vacant
Minister of Public Enterprises
Leon Jooste
Deputy Minister
Vacant
Minister of Poverty Eradication
Bishop Kameeta
Deputy Minister
Reverend Aino Kapewangolo
Minister of Defence
Penda ya Ndakolo
Deputy Minister
Vacant
Minister of Health
Dr Bernard Haufiku
Deputy Minister
Juliet Kavetuna
Minister of Justice
Dr Albert Kawana
Deputy Minister
Lidwina Shapwa
Minister of Home Affairs
Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana
Deputy Minister
Erastus Uutoni
Minister of Land Reform
Utoni Nujoma
Deputy Minister
Bernadus Swartbooi
Minister of Urban Development
Sophia Shaningwa
Deputy Minister
Derek Klazen
Minister of Agriculture
John Mutorwa
Deputy Minister
Anna Shiweda
Minister of Sport, National Service and Youth
Jerry Ekandjo
Deputy Minister
Agnes Tjongarero
Minister of Works
Alpheus! Naruseb
Deputy Minister
Vacant
Minister of Gender
Doreen Sioka
Deputy Minister
Lucia Basson
Minister of Tourism
Pohamba Shifeta
Deputy Minister
Priscilla Beukes
Minister of Information and Communication Technology
Tjekero Tweya
Deputy Minister
Stanley Simaata
Minister of Safety and Security
Charles Namoloh
Deputy Minister
Daniel Kashikola
Minister in the Presidency
Frans Kapofi
Deputy Minister
Christine //Hoebes
Minister of Economic Planning and Director General
Tom Alweendo
Deputy Minister
Lucia Ipumbu
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