Below is a list of members of the 7th National Assembly of Namibia. They were selected by their parties based on the results of the 2019 parliamentary election. This National Assembly was inaugurated on 20 March 2020. Like each of the previous National Assemblies, it is led by the South West Africa People's Organization. The 7th National Assembly has 104 seats. 96 candidates were elected according to party lists and are assembled below in the order they appear on their party lists.

South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 29 October 1952) is a Namibian politician who is the Prime Minister of Namibia, Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia since March 2015. She has also been serving as Namibia's List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Namibi ...

Sophia Shaningwa Sophia Shaningwa (born 13 May 1959 in Outapi, Namibia) is a Namibian politician, currently serving as Secretary General of the SWAPO party of Namibia. She previously served as Minister for Urban and Rural Development from 21 March 2015 to February ...

Pohamba Shifeta Pohamba Penomwenyo Shifeta (born 27 March 1968) is a Namibian politician. He is Namibia's Minister of Environment and Tourism since his appointment by president Hage Geingob in March 2015. Early life and education Shifeta was born at Ongenga in ...

* Lucia Iipumbu *

Tom Alweendo Thomas Kavaningilamo Alweendo (born 17 March 1958 in Omusheshe, Oshana Region) is a Namibian politician who has been Minister of Mines and Energy since 2018. In 1997, he became the first Namibian Governor of the Bank of Namibia when he replaced ...

* Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila * Johanna Kandjimi *

Peya Mushelenga Samuel Abraham Peyavali "Peya" Mushelenga (born September 01, 1975 in Oshigambo, Ovamboland) is a Namibian politician and poet. He is broadly educated, holding twelve academic qualifications from six different universities. A member of SWAPO, Mu ...

Alexia Manombe-Ncube Alexia Turimei Manombe-Ncube (born 7 December 1964) is a Namibian politician. She is deputy minister of Disability Affairs since March 2015. Manombe-Ncube was born Alexia Muningirua on 7 December 1964 in Kalkfeld, South West Africa (today the ...

Calle Schlettwein Carl-Hermann Gustav "Calle" Schlettwein (born 13 June 1954) is a Namibian politician who has served in the country's cabinet since 2012. In March 2020, he was appointed the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform after serving as the Mini ...

Lucia Witbooi Lucia Witbooi (born 1961 in Gabes, Namibia, Gabes, ǁKaras Region) is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Witbooi was elected to the National Assembly of Namibia, Namibia's National Assembly in the 2009 Namibian general election, 2009 general ...

Nangolo Mbumba Nangolo Mbumba (born 15 August 1941) in Olukonda, Namibia. He is a Namibian politician who currently serves as the 2nd vice president of Namibia. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Mbumba has headed a number of Namib ...

(resigned immediately due to his appointment as

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Christine ǁHoebes Christine ǁHoebes is a Namibian politician serving as Namibia's minister of presidential affairs since 21 March 2020. Early life and education ǁHoebes was born in Okombahe but grew up in Witvlei. She attended school in Witvlei, Gobabis and Wi ...

Erastus Uutoni Erastus Amutenya Uutoni (born 29 January 1961) is a Namibian SWAPO politician who has served in the cabinet of Namibia since March 2010. Uutoni was born on 29 January 1961 in Omatando, near Ongwediva in Ovamboland of South West Africa (today t ...

* Itah Kandjii-Murangi * Hamunyera Hambyuka *

Hilma Nicanor Hilma Ndinelago Nicanor (born 3 May 1956 in Oshana Region) is a Namibian politician and woman activist. At the age of 18 she joined Swapo and its military wing, the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) to contribute to the fight for Namib ...

Stanley Simataa Stanley Mutumba Simataa (born 5 June 1960) is a Namibian politician and former minister of information and communication technology. He served as deputy minister for information from 2010 until his appointment as minister in 2018. Simataa was bo ...

(until March 2020) *

Bernadette Jagger Bernadette Maria Jagger (born 26 February 1958 in Riemvasmaak, South Africa) is a Namibian politician. She is a member of SWAPO and became appointed to the party's Central Committee in 2012. In 2015 she won a seat in Parliament of Namibia, parlia ...

John Mutorwa John Mutorwa (born 17 August 1957) is a Namibian politician and current Minister of Works and Transport. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Mutorwa has served in the National Assembly of Namibia as well as the cabin ...

* Annakleta Sikerete *

Peter Katjavivi Peter Hitjitevi Katjavivi (born 12 May 1941) is a Namibian politician who is the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia since March 2015 and the chancellor of the Namibia University of Science and Technology from 1992 to 2003. Previously he ...

Margaret Mensah-Williams Margaret Natalie Mensah-Williams (born 25 December 1961) is a Namibian politician, diplomat, and prominent SWAPO member. She serves as Namibia's ambassador to the United States. Mensah-Williams also served as councillor of Windhoek Khomasdal N ...

Royal ǀUiǀoǀoo Royal Johan Kxao ǀUiǀoǀoo (born 30 September 1966) is a Namibian politician who is serving in the cabinet of Namibia as deputy Minister of Marginalised People since March 2015. He was a member of Parliament of Namibia, Parliament as a SWAPO b ...

Sylvia Makgone Silvia Gonaone Makgone (born September 6, 1963, in Aminuis) is a Namibian politician and teacher who is the incumbent deputy minister of urban and rural development. Early life and education Makgone holds five tertiary education degrees in edu ...

* Kletus Karondo * Heather Sibungu *

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* Fenni Nanyeni * Jerry Ekandjo * Frans Kapofi * Bertha Dinyando-Nyambe * Verna Sinimbo * Hafeni Ndemula * Veno Kauaria * Natangwe Ithete *

Anna Nghipondoka Ester-Anna-Liisa Shiwomwenyo Nghipondoka (born 13 June 1957) is a Namibian politician and member of SWAPO. She was appointed the Minister of Education, Arts and Culture in March 2020 after having worked as deputy minister with the same portfoli ...

* Vincent Mareka * Nono Katjiingisua * Daniel Kashikola *

Agnes Tjongarero Agnes Basilia Tjongarero (born 17 May 1946) is a Namibian politician. Tjongarero was born on 17 May 1946 in Walvis Bay, South Africa (today Namibia). Between 1968 and 1975 she trained as nurse, midwife, nursing manager and nursing educator, an ...

Leon Jooste Leon Jooste (born 18 February 1969 in Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region) is a Namibian politician and businessperson who served as Minister of Public Enterprises until 1 December 2022. Education and early life Jooste attended school at Paul ...

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Mandela Kapere Mandela Kapere (died 7 December 2020) was a Namibian politician of the dominant SWAPO party, and a member of parliament until his death. Biography Mandela Kapere was the son of SWAPO politician and diplomat Asser Kapere. He was a member of th ...

* Maria Elago *

Modestus Amutse Modestus Tshitumbe Amutse (born 22 July 1967 in Oshikuku, Omusati Region) is a Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with ...

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* Penda Ya Ndakolo * Paula Kooper *

Albert Kawana Albert Kawana (born 26 March 1956) is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Kawana has been a member of the National Assembly and cabinet since 2000, serving in various positions. Since April 2021 he is minister of Home Affairs, Immigrat ...

* Jennely Matundu *

Doreen Sioka Doreen Nampiye Sioka (born 1960) is a Namibian politician. She is member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1994 for the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), and a member of the cabinet since 2005, serving as Minister of Ge ...

* Leevi Katoma *

Faustina Caley Faustina Namutenya Caley (born 17 November 1956) is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Caley joined parliament in 2015 and was appointed deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture in 2020. Early life and professional career Faus ...

Utoni Nujoma Utoni Daniel Nujoma (born 8 September 1952) is a Namibian politician who serves as Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation since March 2020. He has served in various government ministerial positions in the government s ...

Kornelia Shilunga Kornelia Kashiimbindjola Shilunga (born 25 May 1970, Okadila, Oshana Region) is a Namibian politician and member of the National Assembly since 2015, she currently serves as the Deputy Minister of Mines and Energy. and became the first women Dep ...

Tjekero Tweya Tjekero Tweya (born 18 June 1960 in Shamundambo, Okavango Region), is a Namibian politician and trade unionist. Tweya is a member of parliament for SWAPO. He served in the Cabinet of Namibia as Minister of Industrialization, Trade and SME Deve ...

* Emilia Amupewa *

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Agnes Kafula Agnes Mpingana Kafula (born 1 November 1955) is a Namibian politician who has served as mayor of Windhoek from November 2012 to December 2014. She is a survivor of the Cassinga massacre The Battle of Cassinga also known as the Cassinga Raid or ...

* Alpheus !Naruseb *

Anna Shiweda Anna Ndahambelela Shiweda (born 11 June 1958) is a member of the Namibian legislature and a deputy minister of Agriculture, Water and Land reform since 2015. She served as member of National Assembly from 2015 to 2020. Education Shiweda is a ...

Sebastian Karupu Sebastian may refer to: People * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons with the name Arts, entertainment, and media Films and television * ''Sebastian'' (1968 film), British spy film * ''Sebastian'' (1995 film), Swedish drama film ...

Maureen Hinda-Mbuende Maureen Magreth Hinda-Mbuende (born 9 September 1964) is a Namibian legislator in the National Assembly and a politician serving as a deputy minister of Finance and Public Enterprises. Early life and education Hinda was born on 9 September 19 ...

(replacing Nangolo Mbumba) * Gothard Kasuto (replacing Stanley Simataa)

Popular Democratic Movement The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic ...
(PDM)

McHenry Venaani McHenry Venaani (born 8 September 1977) is a Namibian politician and the president of the Popular Democratic Movement, a party with sixteen seats in the National Assembly of Namibia and one seat in the National Council of Namibia. Venaani has ...

Jennifer Van den Heever Jennifer Muriel Van Den Heever (born 21 January 1962) is a Namibian politician. She currently serves as chief whip of the official opposition, the Popular Democratic Movement in the parliament of Namibia. She was elected to parliament in 2014 and ...

* Diederik Vries *

Vipuakuje Muharukua Vipuakuje Muharukua is a Namibian politician who serves in the Parliament of Namibia The Parliament of Namibia is the national legislature of Namibia. It is a bicameral legislature and, thus, consists of two houses: the National Council (upp ...

* icolaas Smit*

Jan van Wyk Jan Johannes van Wyk (born 17 October 1967) is a Namibian politician who has served as a Member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 2015, first as a representative for the United People's Movement (UPM) and later for the Popular Democratic ...

Elma Dienda Elma Jane Dienda (born 16 November 1964 in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa) is a Namibian politician and teacher. Currently a member Democratic Turnhalle Alliance which she joined four years after her resignation from the CoD, Dienda was a m ...

* Esmeralda ǃAebes (ruled out 30 May 2033) * Johannes Martin (ruled out on 30 May 2022) * Kazeongere Tjeundo (ruled out on 30 May 2022) *

Inna Hengari Inna Koviao Hengari (born 2 February 1996) is a Namibian politician, student leader and youth activist. A member of the Popular Democratic Movement, she became a member of the National Assembly on 20 March 2020, the youngest since McHenry Venaani ...

Geoffrey Mwilima Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geoff, etc., may refer to: People * Geoffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * Geoffroy (surname), including a list of people with the name * Geoffrey of Monmouth (c. 1095–c. 1155), clergyman and one of the ...

(ruled out on 30 May 2022) *

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* Timotheus Shihumbu (ruled out on 30 May 2022) *

Winnie Moongo Winnie Moongo is a Namibian politician who has served in the National Assembly of Namibia since March 2020. She is a member of the Popular Democratic Movement. Political career In September 2019, Moongo was placed on the Popular Democratic Moveme ...

* Pieter Mostert (ruled out on 30 May 2022) *

Maximalliant Katjimune Maximalliant Tjekupe Katjimune (born 11 February 1998) is a Namibian politician who serves as Member of Parliament from the Popular Democratic Movement. Education Katjimune attended Namibia Primary School (NEPS) in Katutura, Windhoek from 2005 t ...

(sworn in on 6 June 2022) * Charmaine Tjirare (sworn in on 6 June 2022) *

Hidipo Hamata Hidipo Livius Hamutenya (17 June 1939 – 6 October 2016) was a Namibian politician. A long time leading member of the SWAPO, South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Hamutenya was a member of the Cabinet of Namibia from independence in 1 ...

(sworn in on 6 June 2022) *

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(sworn in on 6 June 2022) *

Reggie Diergaardt Reggie Diergaardt (born September 9, 1957 in Upington, Northern Cape) is a Namibian politician and member of the National Assembly of Namibia. Prior to Namibian independence in 1990, Diergaardt was the leader of the South West African Labour Party ...

(sworn in on 6 June 2022) * Mike Venaani (sworn in on 6 June 2022)

Landless People's Movement The Landless People's Movement was an independent social movement in South Africa. It consisted of rural people and people living in shack settlements in cities. The Landless People's Movement boycotted parliamentary elections and had a history ...
(LPM)

Bernadus Swartbooi Bernadus Clinton Swartbooi (born 11 October 1977) is a Namibian politician. Swartbooi was a Governor of the ǁKaras Region before being appointed as Namibia's deputy minister of lands and resettlement in 2015 by President Hage Geingob, a positi ...

Henny Seibeb Henny Hendly Seibeb is a Namibian politician and Member of Parliament who serves as Deputy Leader and Chief Strategist (DLCS) of the Landless People's Movement political party which he formed alongside Bernadus Swartbooi in December 2016. Earl ...

* Edson Isaacks *

Utaara Mootu Utaara Mootu is a Namibian politician, youth leader and activist. She is an elected member of the Parliament of Namibia following the 2019 elections, representing the Landless People's Movement (Namibia) and serves as the party's parliamentary sp ...

National Unity Democratic Organisation The National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) is a political party in Namibia. It has been represented in the National Assembly of Namibia and in the National Council of Namibia since it split from the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (now PDM) ...
(NUDO)

Esther Muinjangue Esther Utjiua Muinjangue (born 17 August 1962) is a Namibian politician and the president of the National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO), a party which occupies two seats in the National Assembly of Namibia and one seat in the National Coun ...

* Josef Kauandenge

All People's Party (APP)

Ignatius Shixwameni Ignatius Nkotongo Shixwameni (4 September 1966 – 10 November 2021) was a Namibian politician. He was the leader of Namibia's All People's Party. Life Shixwameni was born in Shambyu, the traditional kingdom in the Kavango Region, and he earn ...

Erastus Shuumbwa Erastus Shuumbwa (born 24 August 1974) is a Namibian businessman, farmer and politician. He served as a Member of the National Assembly of Namibia for the All People's Party since March 2020. He was the party's parliamentary chief whip. Shuumbwa ...

United Democratic Front (UDF)

Apius Auchab Apius Auchab (born 3 October 1959) is a Namibian politician who has served as the president of the United Democratic Front since 2013. He has been a Member of the National Assembly since 2015. He was previously the party's vice president from 200 ...

Themistokles Dudu Murorua Themistokles Dudu Murorua (born 27 August 1958 in Okahandja, Otjozondjupa Region) is a Namibian politician. A member of the United Democratic Front, Murorua has been the governor of the Kunene Region since 2005. From 1999 to 2005, Murorua was a ...

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(RP)

Clara Gowases Clara ǁGowases (1960-2020) was a Namibian teacher and politician. Gowases was elected the chairperson of the Republican Party in September 2009 and subsequently listed second on the party's electoral list for the 2009 general election. Gowases mi ...

(Until June 2020) * Mathias Mbundu

Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters The Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF) is a political party in Namibia. It was formed in June 2014. The party has close links to the South African Economic Freedom Fighters. Economically, the two parties are similar, with the NEFF descr ...
(NEFF)

Epafras Mukwiilongo Hon. Jan Epafras M. Mukwilongo is a Namibian politician and a businessman. Founding leader and self-styled "Commander-in-Chief" of the Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters in 24 June 2014. He was elected to the 7th National Assembly in 2019. The NE ...

Longinus Iipumbu Longinus Kalimbo Iipumbu is a Namibian politician who has been serving as a Member of the National Assembly of Namibia for the Namibian Economic Freedom Fighters since 2020. He is the party's national coordinator and chief whip in parliament. Iipu ...

Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP)

Mike Kavekotora Mike Kamboto Ratoveni Kavekotora (born 16 October 1956 in Ombazu, Kunene Region) is a Namibian politician and member of parliament. He is the president of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), an opposition party. Education and Career Kav ...

Christian Democratic Voice The Christian Democratic Voice (CDV) is a political party in Namibia. It was launched in 2014 and has about 8,000 members. Political position The Christian Democratic Voice has its main backing in pentecostal and charismatic Christians. The CDV ...
(CDV)

Gotthard Kandume Gotthard Kandume (born 27 July 1972) is a Namibian politician serving as the inaugural leader of the Christian Democratic Voice political party. He is the party's sole representative in the National Assembly of Namibia, National Assembly. Life and ...

SWANU The South West Africa National Union (SWANU) is a Namibian political party founded in 1959. Most of its members came from the Herero people, while fellow independence movement SWAPO was mostly an Ovambo party. The party's president is Charles ...

* Tangeni Iiyambo

Members appointed by the president

President

Hage Geingob Hage Gottfried Geingob (born 3 August 1941) is a Namibian politician, serving as the third president of Namibia since 21 March 2015. Geingob was the first Prime Minister of Namibia from 1990 to 2002, and served as prime minister again from 2012 ...

appointed eight additional members without voting rights, seven of them in order to serve as ministers or deputies in Namibia's cabinet: #

Ipumbu Shiimi Iipumbu Wendelinus Shiimi is a Namibian economist who has been the Minister of Finance since 2020. Before that, he served as governor of the Bank of Namibia from 2010 until 2020. Early life and education Shiimi holds a Master of Science degree ...

, Minister of Finance # Emma Kantema-Gaomas, Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture #

Veikko Nekundi Veikko Nekundi (born 24 November 1977) is a Namibian politician serving in the Cabinet of Namibia as deputy minister of works and transport. He is also a legislator in the National Assembly since 2015. Biography Nekundi was born on 24 November ...

, Deputy Minister of Works and Transport #

Natalia Goagoses Natalia may refer to: People * Natalia (given name), list of people with this name * Natalia (Belgian singer) (born 1980) * Natalia (Greek singer) (born 1983) * Natalia (Spanish singer) (born 1982) Music and film * ''Natalia'' (film), a 198 ...

Kalumbi Shangula Kalumbi Shangula (born 8 August 1948) is a Namibian doctor and politician from the SWAPO Party. He has been minister of Health and Social Services since 19 December 2018. Early life and education Shangula was born as third of ten children on 8 ...

, Minister of Health #

Yvonne Dausab Yvonne Dausab is a Namibian lawyer and politician who has been the Minister of Justice of Namibia since March 2020. Early life and career Dausab grew up in Katutura, a segregated area for Blacks in Windhoek. She completed A Shipena Secondary ...

, Minister of Justice #

Peter Vilho Peter Hafeni Vilho (born 2 February 1962) is a Namibian politician and retired rear admiral who is a member of the Parliament of Namibia, a former Minister of Defence, and a former commander of the Namibian Navy. He was appointed the commande ...

, Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs # Emma Theofilus, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology

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South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)

Popular Democratic Movement The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic ... (PDM)

Landless People's Movement The Landless People's Movement was an independent social movement in South Africa. It consisted of rural people and people living in shack settlements in cities. The Landless People's Movement boycotted parliamentary elections and had a history ... (LPM)

National Unity Democratic Organisation The National Unity Democratic Organisation (NUDO) is a political party in Namibia. It has been represented in the National Assembly of Namibia and in the National Council of Namibia since it split from the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (now PDM) ... (NUDO)