Ministry of Home Affairs (Namibia)

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The Namibian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is a department of the Namibian government. It was established at Namibian independence in 1990, the first minister was Hifikepunye Pohamba who later became Namibia's second president.[1] In 2020, Home Affairs was merged with the Ministry of Safety and Security and renamed Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS). The current minister is Albert Kawana.[2]

Beside its functions as interior ministry, MHAISS also oversees the Namibian police and the prisons.[3]

Ministers

All home affairs ministers in chronological order are:

# Picture Name (Birth–Death) Party Term start Term end
Minister of Home Affairs
01 Hifikepunye Pohamba 1935– SWAPO 1990 1995
02 Jerry Ekandjo 1947– SWAPO 1995 2005
03 Rosalia Nghidinwa 1952–2018 SWAPO 2005 2012
04 Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana 1952– SWAPO 2012 2018
05 Frans Kapofi 1953– SWAPO 2018 2020
Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security
0 Frans Kapofi 1953– SWAPO 2020 2021
06 Albert Kawana 1956– SWAPO 2021
This list is complete and up to date as of April 2022.

References

  1. ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (22 April 2020). "Geingob shuffles his pack … Kapofi gets defence, Klazen promoted". New Era. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Namibian Correctional Service". Official Newsletter. Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security. April 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 5 May 2022.