Below is a list of members of the Constituent Assembly of

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 Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and e ...

, which became the

National Assembly of Namibia The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. Its laws must be approved by the National Council, the upper house. Since 2014, it has a total of 104 members. 96 members are directly elected through a system of clos ...

upon independence in March 1990. Individual members were selected by political parties voted for in the

1989 election The following elections occurred in the year 1989. Africa * 1989 Beninese parliamentary election * 1989 Botswana general election * 1989 Equatorial Guinean presidential election * 1989 People's Republic of the Congo parliamentary election * 198 ...

, the first democratic, multi-racial and universal franchise elections in Namibian history. The seat distribution per party was as follows: *

South West Africa People's Organization The South West Africa People's Organisation (, SWAPO; af, Suidwes-Afrikaanse Volks Organisasie, SWAVO; german: Südwestafrikanische Volksorganisation, SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former ind ...

(SWAPO): 41 *

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance 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 ...

(DTA): 21 * United Democratic Front (UDF): 4 * Action Christian National (ACN): 3 *

Namibia National Front The Namibia National Front (NNF) was an alliance of nationalist but moderate parties in Namibia. It was formed in 1977 as a merger of the Namibia National Convention (which had been marginalized after SWAPO's departure from it) and the Namibia N ...

(NNF): 1 * Namibia Patriotic Front (NPF): 1 * Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN): 1

Members

The following people were elected to the Constituent Assembly:''Constituent Assembly: 1 November 1989 - 20 March 1990.'' Parliament of Namibia.
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SWAPO

Matti Amadhila Matti may refer to: * Matti (given name), people with the given name * Matti (surname), people with the surname * Matti, Karnataka, a village in India * '' Matti: Hell Is for Heroes'', a 2006 film about Matti Nykänen See also * Masa (disambig ...

Solomon Amadhila Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah ( Hebrew: , Modern: , Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yah"), was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and succe ...

Ben Amathila Ben Amathila (born 1 October 1938 in Walvis Bay) is a retired Namibian politician. Amathila served in the government of Namibia with SWAPO from independence in 1990 until his retirement in April 2007. From 1990 to 1993 he served as Minister o ...

Libertina Amathila Libertina Inaviposa Amathila ( née Appolus, born 10 December 1940) is a Namibian physician and politician. She was the deputy Prime Minister of Namibia from 2005 to 2010. Early life Amathila was born in Fransfontein, Kunene Region. Under the ...

# Nahas Angula # Helmut Ausiku #

Niko Bessinger Nikolaus Onverwag 'Niko' Bessinger (12 June 1948 – 25 March 2008) was a Namibian politician and independence activist. Bessinger was born on 12 June 1948 in Walvis Bay, South West Africa. Born into the Goreseb clan which is closely related ...

(1948–2008) # Willem Biwa # Daniel Botha # Jerry Ekandjo # Moses ǁGaroëb (1942–1997) #

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 ...

– Third President of Namibia # Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938–2018) # Hidipo Hamutenya (1939–2016) # Marco Hausiku #

Hadino Hishongwa Hadino Hishongwa (born 10 April 1943 at Odibo) is a Namibian former politician. A founding member of SWAPO, Hishongwa was SWAPO's chief representative to Scandinavia, West Germany and Austria from 1977-83 during the Namibian War of Independence. ...

# Joshua Hoebeb # Michaela Hübschle # Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana #

Nickey Iyambo Nickey Iyambo (20 May 1936 – 19 May 2019) was a Namibian politician and physician who served as the first Vice President of Namibia. A member of SWAPO, Iyambo was a member of the Cabinet of Namibia since independence in March 1990. He was ...

(1936–2019) #

Richard Kapelwa Kabajani Richard Kapelwa Kabajani (19 February 1943 – 17 May 2007) was a Namibian activist, militant, diplomat and politician. Kabajani was a military commander for SWAPO during the Namibian War of Independence and after independence served a minist ...

(1943–2007) # Zephania Kameeta # Peter Katjavivi # Willem Konjore #

Nathaniel Maxuilili Nathaniel Maxuilili (10 October 1927 – 23 June 1999) was a Namibian politician, a member of SWAPO, and veteran of the struggle for the independence of the former South West Africa, he fought alongside today's Namibian prominent political figure ...

(1927–1999) #

Kaire Mbuende Kaire Mbuende (born 28 November 1953) is a Namibian politician and diplomat. Mbuende served as Namibian ambassador to the United Nations from August 2006 to December 2010. An ethnic Herero, Mbuende has been a high-level member of the ruling SWAP ...

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 Nami ...

David Meroro David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

# Peter Mweshihange (1930–1998) #

Kapuka Nauyala Kapuka may refer to: * '' Griselinia littoralis'', a tree native to New Zealand * Kapuka music, a form of hip hop popular in Kenya ** Kapuka rap Boomba music, also referred to as kapuka (due to the beat pattern; not to be confused with kapuka r ...

Sam Nujoma Samuel Shafiishuna Daniel Nujoma, (; born 12 May 1929) is a Namibian revolutionary, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served three terms as the first President of Namibia, from 1990 to 2005. Nujoma was a founding member and the first ...

– First President of Namibia # John Ya Otto (1938–1994) #

Hifikepunye Pohamba Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba (born 18 August 1936) is a Namibian politician who served as the second president of Namibia from 21 March 2005 to 21 March 2015. He won the 2004 presidential election overwhelmingly as the candidate of SWAPO, and wa ...

– Second President of Namibia #

Hartmut Ruppel Hartmut is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Hartmut of Saint Gall (died 905), Benedictine abbot *Hartmut Bagger (born 1938), retired German general of the Bundeswehr *Hartmut Becker (born 1938), German actor * Hartmut Boockmann ...

Pashukeni Shoombe Pashukeni Shoombe (born 12 December 1936 in Ohangwena Region) is a Namibian politician and educator. Shoombe was a teacher in Ohangwena Region, Ovamboland from 1958 to 1974, when she went into exile with the South West Africa People's Organizat ...

Ngarikutuke Tjiriange Ngarikutuke Ernest Tjiriange (12 July 1943 – 23 June 2021) was a Namibian politician, a member of the National Assembly and former secretary-general of the ruling SWAPO Party. He also served in the Namibian cabinet from 1990 to 2010, first as ...

# Mose Penaani Tjitendero (1943–2006) – Speaker # Andimba Toivo ya Toivo (1924–2017) #

Peter Tsheehama Angura Peter Tshirumbu Tsheehama (1941–2010) was a commander in the People's Liberation Army of Namibia, diplomat, chief of intelligence, and Namibian minister. Biography Tsheehama was born on 31 March 1941 at Onangodhi in the Omusati Region ...

(1941–2010) #

Ben Ulenga Benjamin Ulenga (born Benjamin Uulenga Uulenga on June 22, 1952

# Buddy Wentworth (1937–2014) # Anton von Wietersheim # Hendrik Witbooi (1934–2009) # Siegfried Wohler

DTA

# Ben Africa # Leonard Barnes # Magareth Barnes # Gabriel Dan # Johannes J ǀGaseb # Allois Gende #

Joseph Haraseb Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the m ...

# Jeremia Jagger # Petrus Junius # Geelboy Kashe # Katuutire Kaura # Constance Kgosiemang (1940–2012) #

Fanuel Kozonguizi Fanuel Jariretundu Kozonguizi (26 January 1932 - 1 February 1995) was a Namibian lawyer and politician. He served as permanent petitioner to the United Nations on the issue of Namibian independence, and was a high-ranking administrator in South-Wes ...

(1932–1995) # Daniel Luipert #

A. Majavero A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet. A may also refer to: Science and technology Quantities and units * ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation * ''A'' value, a measure o ...

Andrew Matjila Andrew Matjila (born 1932) is a Namibian politician. A member of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, Matjila took part in the Transitional Government of National Unity from 1985 to 1989.

Dirk Mudge Dirk Frederik Mudge (16 January 192826 August 2020) was a Namibian politician. He served in several high-ranking positions in the South African administration of South West Africa, was the chairman of the 1975–1977 Turnhalle Constitutional Con ...

# Mishake Muyongo #

A. Nuule A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet. A may also refer to: Science and technology Quantities and units * ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation * A value, ''A'' value, a mea ...

# Hans-Erik Staby (1935–2009) # C. van Wyk

UDF

# Justus ǁGaroëb #

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 Part ...

Eric Biwa Eric Biwa (born 8 May 1953 in Vaalgras, ǁKaras Region) is a former Namibian politician with the Patriotic Unity Movement (PUM), a party which was a member of the United Democratic Front (UDF). Pre-independence A former combatant in the Namib ...

# Theophelus Soroseb

ACN

Kosie Pretorius Jacobus Willem Francois Pretorius, commonly known as Kosie Pretorius (5 September 1935Jan de Wet (1927–2012) # Walter Aston

NNF

Vekuii Rukoro Vekuii Reinhard Rukoro (11 November 1954 – 18 June 2021) was a Namibian lawyer, businessman, and Paramount Chief of the Herero people. He also served in Namibia's Parliament from 1989 to 2000 and, in Cabinet, as Attorney General of Namibia fr ...

NPF

Moses Katjioungua Moses Katjikuru Katjiuongua (24 April 1942 – 8 March 2011) was a Namibian politician, minister in the Transitional Government of National Unity, member of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, and member of the National Assembly of Namibia. Early ...

(1942–2011)

FCN

# Johannes Diergaardt (1927–1998); resigned shortly after being elected and was replaced by

Mburumba Kerina Mburumba Kerina (born William Eric Getzen; 6 June 1932 – 14 June 2021) was a Namibian politician and academic. He was a co-founder of SWAPO, NUDO, and FCN, and the founder of a host of smaller political parties. For independent Namibia, he was ...

References

{{Reflist History of Namibia *Constituent Assembly members