Below is a list of members of the Constituent Assembly of

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 ...

, 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 cl ...

upon independence in March 1990. Individual members were selected by political parties voted for in the 1989 election, the first democratic, multi-racial and universal franchise elections in Namibian history. Upon Namibian independence on 21 March 1990, the Constituent Assembly closed, and its members formed the 1st National Assembly of Namibia. The seat distribution per party was as follows: * South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO): 41 * Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA): 21 * United Democratic Front (UDF): 4 * Action Christian National (ACN): 3 * Namibia National Front (NNF): 1 * Namibia Patriotic Front (NPF): 1 *

Federal Convention of Namibia The Federal Convention of Namibia (FCN) was a political party based in Rehoboth, Namibia. It was created in the wake of Namibian independence in 1988 by a merger of several smaller parties and gained a seat in the Namibian Constituent Assembly. ...

(FCN): 1

Members

The following people were elected to the Constituent Assembly:

SWAPO

# Matti Amadhila # Solomon Amadhila #

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 of ...

# Libertina Amathila # 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 to ...

Willem Biwa Willem () is a Dutch and West FrisianRienk de Haan, ''Fryske Foarnammen'', Leeuwarden, 2002 (Friese Pers Boekerij), , p. 158. masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, ...

Daniel Botha Daniel Botha (born 16 December 2001) is an Australian rugby union player, who plays for the . His preferred position is prop. Early career Botha attended The Scots College. He was a member of the Waratahs academy since leaving school and pla ...

Jerry Ekandjo Jerry Lukiiko Ekandjo (born 17 March 1947) is a Namibian politician, former anti-apartheid activist and political prisoner. He is one of the founding members of the SWAPO Youth League and has been one of the most active internal leading member ...

Moses ǁGaroëb Moses Mague ǁGaroëb (14 April 1942, in Arixas near Mariental – 19 August 1997, in Windhoek) was a Namibian politician, founding member of SWAPO, and member of SWAPO's Politburo and Central Committee. During his political career, ǁGaroë ...

Hage Geingob Hage Gottfried Geingob (3 August 1941 – 4 February 2024) was a Namibian politician who served as the third president of Namibia from 2015 until his death in February 2024. Geingob was the country's first prime minister A prime minister ...

Theo-Ben Gurirab Theo-Ben Gurirab (23 January 1938 – 14 July 2018) was a Namibian politician who served in various senior government positions. He served as the second prime minister of Namibia from 28 August 2002 to 20 March 2005, following the demotion and ...

Hidipo Hamutenya Hidipo Livius Hamutenya (17 June 1939 – 6 October 2016) was a Namibian politician. He died aged 77 after a short illness. A long-time leading member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), Hamutenya was a member of the Cabinet ...

Marco Hausiku Marco Mukoso Hausiku (25 November 1953 – 26 August 2021) was a Namibian politician who was Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia from 2010 to 2015. Previously, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2010. In 2017 he was elected as ...

Hadino Hishongwa Hadino Timothy Hishongwa (10 April 1943 – 1 September 2023) was a Namibian politician, diplomat, parliamentarian, and a founding member of SWAPO. Life and career Hadino Hishongwa was born on 10 April 1943 in Odibo in Ovamboland, South West ...

# Joshua Hoebeb # Michaela Hübschle # Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana # Nickey Iyambo # Richard Kapelwa Kabajani # Zephania Kameeta # Peter Katjavivi # Willem Konjore # Nathaniel Maxuilili # Kaire Mbuende # Nangolo Mbumba # David Meroro # Peter Mweshihange # Kapuka Nauyala # Sam Nujoma # John Ya Otto #

Hifikepunye Pohamba Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba (born 18 August 1935) is a Namibian politician who served as the second president of Namibia from 21 March 2005 to 21 March 2015. He won the 2004 Namibian presidential election, 2004 presidential election overwhelming ...

# Hartmut Ruppel # Pashukeni Shoombe # Ngarikutuke Tjiriange # Mose Penaani Tjitendero – Speaker # Andimba Toivo ya Toivo # Peter Tsheehama # Ben Ulenga # Buddy Wentworth # Anton von Wietersheim # Hendrik Witbooi # Siegfried Wohler

DTA

# Ben Africa # Leonard Barnes # Magareth Barnes # Gabriel Dan # Johannes ǀGaseb # Allois Gende # Joseph Haraseb # Jeremia Jagger # Petrus Junius # Geelboy Kashe # Katuutire Kaura # Constance Kgosiemang #

Fanuel Kozonguizi Fanuel Jariretundu Kozonguizi (26 January 1932 - 1 February 1995) was a Namibian politician, diplomat, and lawyer who played a significant role during the Namibian War of Independence as a petitioner. In 1959, Kozonguizi co-founded and became th ...

# Daniel Luipert # Alfons Majavero # Andrew Matjila #

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 # Abner Nuule # Hans-Erik Staby # Charles van Wyk

UDF

# Justus ǁGaroëb # Reggie Diergaardt # Eric Biwa # Theophelus Soroseb

ACN

# Kosie Pretorius # Jan de Wet # Walter Aston

NNF

# Vekuii Rukoro

NPF

# Moses Katjioungua

FCN

# Johannes Diergaardt; resigned shortly after being elected and was replaced by Mburumba Kerina

References

{{Reflist 00 1989 establishments in South West Africa 1990 disestablishments in Namibia