Politically-exposed persons (PEPs) Our database contains 392 entities identified as PEPs connected with Namibia.
National government positions Number of known occupants Head of state or government Current Ended Status unclear Deputy Prime Minister 1 - - President 1 - - President of the Republic of Namibia 1 4 - Prime Minister 1 - - Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia 1 3 - Vice President 1 - - National executive branches Current Ended Status unclear Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia - - 1 Director of National Planning Commission 1 - - Minister in charge of the National Planning Commission - 1 1 Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, & Land Reform 1 - - Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry of Namibia - 1 - Minister of Defence - 3 1 Minister of Defense & Veterans Affairs 1 - - Minister of Education, Arts & Culture - - 1 Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Art, & Culture 1 - - Minister of Environment and Tourism 1 - 1 Minister of Finance - - 1 Minister of Finance & Social Grants Management 1 - - Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources - 1 1 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Namibia - 2 1 Minister of Gender Equality & Child Welfare 1 - - Minister of Health and Social Services 1 2 1 Minister of Higher Education - - 1 Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, & Security 1 - - Minister of Industrialization and Trade - - 1 Minister of Information and Communication Technology 1 - 1 Minister of International Relations & Trade 1 - - Minister of Justice - 2 1 Minister of Justice & Labor Relations 1 - - Minister of Labour - - 2 Minister of Mines and Energy - - 1 Minister of Mines, Energy, & Industry 1 - - Minister of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare - - 1 Minister of Presidential Affairs - - 1 Minister of Public Enterprises - 2 - Minister of Sport, Youth and National Services - - 1 Minister of the Interior - 1 1 Minister of Trade and Industry - 1 - Minister of Urban & Rural Development 1 - 1 Minister of Works & Transport 1 - 1 Secretary to Cabinet 1 - - Vice President of Namibia - 1 - National legislative branch Current Ended Status unclear Member of the National Assembly - 95 62 Member of the National Assembly of Namibia - 3 123 Member of the National Council - 46 30 Member of the National Council of Namibia - - 13 National judicial branch Current Ended Status unclear Attorney General 1 - - Attorney General of Namibia - 3 1 Diplomatic roles Current Ended Status unclear ambassador of Angola to Namibia - - 1 ambassador of Belarus to Namibia - 2 - ambassador of France to Namibia - 5 1 ambassador of Indonesia to Namibia - - 1 ambassador of Palestine to Namibia - 2 1 Ambassador of Spain to Namibia - - 2 ambassador of Zimbabwe to Namibia - - 1 ambassador to Namibia - - 3 Ambassador to the US 1 - - Apostolic Nuncio to Namibia - 2 3 High Commissioner of Mozambique to Namibia - 2 1 High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Namibia - 5 1 United States Ambassador to Namibia - 1 -
What do these numbers mean? We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).
If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.
How can status be unclear? Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...
