Nickey Iyambo

His Excellency
Nickey Iyambo
1st Vice-President of Namibia
In office
21 March 2015 – 8 February 2018
PresidentHage Geingob
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byNangolo Mbumba
Minister of Veteran Affairs
In office
March 2010 – March 2015
PresidentHifikepunye Pohamba
Preceded byNgarikutuke Tjiriange
Succeeded byposition abolished
Minister of Safety and Security
In office
8 April 2008 – March 2010
PresidentHifikepunye Pohamba
Preceded byPeter Tsheehama
Succeeded byNangolo Mbumba
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
In office
30 March 2005 – 8 April 2008
PresidentHifikepunye Pohamba
Preceded byHelmut Angula
Succeeded byJohn Mutorwa
Minister of Mines and Energy
In office
31 August 2002 – 30 March 2005
PresidentSam Nujoma
Preceded byJesaya Nyamu
Succeeded byErkki Nghimtina
Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing
In office
August 1996 – 31 August 2002
PresidentSam Nujoma
Preceded byLibertina Amathila
Succeeded byJoel Kaapanda
Minister of Health and Social Services
In office
21 March 1990 – August 1996
PresidentSam Nujoma
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byLibertina Amathila
Personal details
Born(1936-05-20)20 May 1936
Onayena, Ovamboland, South West Africa
(Now in Namibia)
Died19 May 2019(2019-05-19) (aged 82)
Windhoek, Namibia
NationalityNamibian
Political partySWAPO
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMedical doctor

Nickey Iyambo (20 May 1936 – 19 May 2019) was a Namibian politician and physician who served as the first Vice President of Namibia.

A member of SWAPO, Iyambo was a member of the Cabinet of Namibia since independence in March 1990. He was the Minister of Health and Social Services from 1990 to 1996, Minister of Regional and Local Government and Housing from 1996 to 2002, Minister of Mines and Energy from 2002 to 2005, Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry from 2005 to 2008, Minister of Safety and Security from 2008 to 2010, and Minister of Veteran Affairs since 2010. He assumed the newly created vice president position in 2015 and served until 2018, when he retired due to poor health. He continued to head the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs until his death.