The deputy prime minister of Namibia is a senior
cabinet-level position in
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...
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The deputy prime minister is appointed by the
president of Namibia
The president of Namibia is the head of state and head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the Government of Namibia, government, acts as chair of the Cabinet of Namibia, Cabinet and is the commander-in-chie ...
to perform any needed functions assigned to him or her by the
president
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*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
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, the
vice president
A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...
or the
prime minister
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...
.
The title deputy prime minister is written with a hyphen in the
Constitution of Namibia
The Constitution of Namibia is the supreme law of the Republic of Namibia. Adopted on 9 February 1990, a month prior to Namibia's independence from apartheid South Africa, it was written by an elected constituent assembly.
Preamble
"Whereas ...
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List of officeholders
;Political parties
Timeline
See also
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Politics of Namibia
Politics of Namibia takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Namibia is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is ...
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List of colonial governors of South West Africa
This article lists the colonial governors of South West Africa. South West Africa was the colonial predecessor of the modern day Namibia, Republic of Namibia from when the territory was controlled by the German Empire (as German South West Afri ...
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President of Namibia
The president of Namibia is the head of state and head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the Government of Namibia, government, acts as chair of the Cabinet of Namibia, Cabinet and is the commander-in-chie ...
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Vice President of Namibia
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Prime Minister of Namibia
The prime minister of the Republic of Namibia is the leader of the Government of Namibia. The prime minister is appointed by the president and coordinates the work of the Cabinet. They also advise and assist the president in the execution o ...
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Cabinet of Namibia
The Cabinet of Namibia is an appointed body that was established by Chapter 6 (Articles 35-42) of the Constitution of Namibia. It is mandated to include: the President of Namibia, the Prime Minister of Namibia and any positions that the Presiden ...
References
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Politics of Namibia
Government of Namibia
1990 establishments in Namibia