Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | |
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.jpg) Nandi-Ndaitwah in 2022 | |
| 3rd Vice President of Namibia | |
| Assumed office 4 February 2024 | |
| President | Nangolo Mbumba |
| Preceded by | Nangolo Mbumba |
| Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia | |
| In office 21 March 2015 – 4 February 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa |
| Preceded by | Marco Hausiku |
| Succeeded by | John Mutorwa |
| Minister of International Relations and Cooperation | |
| Assumed office 4 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Utoni Nujoma |
| Minister of Environment and Tourism | |
| In office 21 March 2010 – 4 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Nahas Angula |
| Preceded by | Willem Konjore |
| Succeeded by | Uahekua Herunga |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 2005–2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Nahas Angula |
| Preceded by | Nangolo Mbumba |
| Succeeded by | Joel Kaapanda |
| Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Hage Geingob |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Marlene Mungunda |
| Director General of Women Affairs | |
| In office 1996–2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Hage Geingob |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 21 March 1990 – 21 March 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Hage Geingob |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Netumbo Nandi 29 October 1952 Onamutai, South West Africa (now Namibia) |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Political party | SWAPO |
| Spouse | Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah |
| Alma mater | Keele University Glasgow Caledonian University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 29 October 1952) is a Namibian politician who is Namibia's third and current vice president since February 2024.[1] She previously served as the deputy prime minister of Namibia from 2015 to 2024.[2] Currently the SWAPO vice president, and has retained her position and is set to become the party's first female presidential candidate in November 2024.[3] She has also served as Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation since December 2012. Furthermore,from March 2010 to December 2012, she was Minister of Environment and Tourism. Nandi-Ndaitwah is a member of SWAPO, Namibia's ruling party, and a long-time member of the National Assembly. In 2017, Nandi-Ndaitwah was elected vice-president of the Swapo Party at the party's 6th Congress. She is the first woman to serve in that position.
- ^ Staff, "Nangolo Mbumba sworn in as Namibia's fourth President", The Star Kenya, retrieved 4 February 2024
- ^ "Nandi-Ndaitwah Netumbo". Namibian Parliament. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | Profile | Africa Confidential". www.africa-confidential.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.