Lucia Magano Iipumbu (born 20 November 1975 in Onamenga near Elim) is a

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 ...

n politician. A member of

SWAPO The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO ; , SWAVO; , SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former independence movement in Namibia (formerly South West Africa). Founded in 1960, it has been ...

she entered

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in 2015 and immediately was appointed as Deputy Minister of Economic and National Planning. After a Cabinet reshuffle in February 2018 she swapped positions with Piet van der Walt and became Deputy Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development. In March 2020 she was promoted to minister. On 20 March 2025 Iipumbu became minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security. Iipumbu is a member both of SWAPO's central committee and its

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. Iipumbu holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in public administration from the

University of Namibia The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a multi-campus public research university in Namibia, and the largest university in the country. It was established by an act of Parliament on 31 August 1992. Background UNAM comprises the following fac ...

. Before becoming a politician full-time, she served in several administrative positions at the Government Institution Pension Funds (GIPF).

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1975 births Living people Politicians from Omusati Region Trade and industry ministers of Namibia Women members of the National Assembly (Namibia) Members of the National Assembly (Namibia) SWAPO politicians University of Namibia alumni 21st-century Namibian politicians Home affairs ministers of Namibia {{Namibia-politician-stub Women government ministers of Namibia Government ministers of Namibia 21st-century Namibian women politicians