Each row is a source observation, not a unique person or a continuous term. Annual snapshots, research waves and dated events keep their own date precision. Initials appear where these datasets supply no portrait.
VNDated snapshot
Viekko NEKUNDI
Min. of Works & Transport
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 18; Min. of Works & Transport
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
BLDated snapshot
Benedictus LIKANDO
Dir. General of the Intelligence Service
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 19; Dir. General of the Intelligence Service
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
KMDated snapshot
Kaire MBUENDE
Dir. of National Planning Commission
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 20; Dir. of National Planning Commission
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
ENDated snapshot
Elijah NGURARE
Prime Min.
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 3; Prime Min.
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
FMDated snapshot
Festus MBANDEKA
Attorney Gen.
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 21; Attorney Gen.
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
JGDated snapshot
Johannes GAWAXAB
Governor, Central Bank
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 22; Governor, Central Bank
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
MMDated snapshot
Margaret MENSAH-WILLIAMS
Ambassador to the US
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 23; Ambassador to the US
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
NGDated snapshot
Neville GERTZE
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 24; Permanent Representative to the UN, New York
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
NIDated snapshot
Natangwe ITHETE
Dep. Prime Min.
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 4; Dep. Prime Min.
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
MADated snapshot
Mac Albert HENGARI
Min. of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, & Land Reform
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 5; Min. of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, & Land Reform
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
FKDated snapshot
Frans KAPOFI
Min. of Defense & Veterans Affairs
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 6; Min. of Defense & Veterans Affairs
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
SSDated snapshot
Sanet STEENKAMP
Min. of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Art, & Culture
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 7; Min. of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Art, & Culture
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
IDDated snapshot
Indileni DANIEL
Min. of Environment & Tourism
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 8; Min. of Environment & Tourism
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
ESDated snapshot
Erica SHAFUDAH
Min. of Finance & Social Grants Management
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 9; Min. of Finance & Social Grants Management
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
EKDated snapshot
Emma KANTEMA
Min. of Gender Equality & Child Welfare
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: 27 Mar 2025.
Evidence location: Namibia; leaders; row 10; Min. of Gender Equality & Child Welfare
Dataset: CIA World Leaders roster observations (opens in a new tab) · Edition public-rosters-v1
Attribution: Central Intelligence Agency, World Leaders: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. Country and edition URLs accompany each observation.
Licence: Public domain (unmarked US government material) (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: Date unknown.
- A roster observation is not an appointment date or evidence of continuous service.
- Edition dates and retrieval dates do not establish current service. Country source update dates can be much older.
- CIA observations have not all been independently checked against national appointment records.
- Names are retained as published; people are not merged across sources by name.
- Diplomats, central bank officers and other listed officials are not automatically cabinet members.
- Blank names are unspecified information; only an explicit vacancy label is recorded as a reported vacancy.
- Refreshes replace this catalog version, including the last live-page capture. Published monthly archive editions are retained; daily captures are not a complete change history.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
NNAnnual snapshot
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
Pres.
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163463; id=NAM-1023
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
LWAnnual snapshot
Lucia Witbooi
Vice Pres.
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163464; id=NAM-1024
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
ENAnnual snapshot
Elijah Ngurare
Prime Min.
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163465; id=NAM-1025
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
NIAnnual snapshot
Natangwe Ithete
Dep. Prime Min.
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163466; id=NAM-1026
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
IZAnnual snapshot
Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi
Min. Of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, & Land Reform
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163467; id=NAM-1027
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
FKAnnual snapshot
Frans Kapofi
Min. Of Defense & Veterans Affairs
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163468; id=NAM-1028
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
TAAnnual snapshot
Tom Alweendo
Min. Of Economic Planning
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163469; id=NAM-1029
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
SSAnnual snapshot
Sanet Steenkamp
Min. Of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Art, & Culture
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163470; id=NAM-1030
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
IDAnnual snapshot
Indileni Daniel
Min. Of Environment & Tourism
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163471; id=NAM-1031
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
ESAnnual snapshot
Erica Shafudah
Min. Of Finance & Social Grants Management
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163472; id=NAM-1032
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
EKAnnual snapshot
Emma Kantema
Min. Of Gender Equality & Child Welfare
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163473; id=NAM-1033
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
ELAnnual snapshot
Esperance Luvindao
Min. Of Health & Social Services
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163474; id=NAM-1034
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
LIAnnual snapshot
Lucia Iipumbu
Min. Of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, & Security
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163475; id=NAM-1035
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
ETAnnual snapshot
Emma Theofelus
Min. Of Information & Communications Technology
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163476; id=NAM-1036
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.
SAAnnual snapshot
Selma Ashipala-Musavyi
Min. Of International Relations & Trade
Jul 2025 A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.
Dates and source evidence
Observation: Jul 2025. Precision: month.
Source published: Date unknown. Source updated: Date unknown.
Evidence location: WhoGov_within_V4.0.csv; CSV data record 163477; id=NAM-1037
Dataset: The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab) · Edition 4.0
Attribution: Nyrup, Jacob; Stuart Bramwell; Gabriel Lönn; Kristiansen, Ina Lyftingsmo; Schmid, Jonas Willibald; Matthews, Austin; Thoma, Andreina; Javier Padilla Moreno-Torres; Langsæther, Peter Egge; Knutsen, Carl Henrik, 2026, "The WhoGov Project", https://doi.org/10.18710/OLPOZK, DataverseNO. Nyrup, Jacob, and Stuart Bramwell. 2020. "Who governs? A new global dataset on members of cabinets." American Political Science Review 114(4): 1366–1374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055420000490.
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Retrieved 17 Sept 2026. Dataset publication: 26 Aug 2026.
- Annual observations do not establish tenure dates or continuous service.
- Snapshots: September 1966, January 1970 and July otherwise; no exact day.
- Source row IDs and standardized names do not resolve person identities.
- Missing names mean unspecified by this dataset, not verified vacancies.
- Role classifications and flags are publisher research coding, not legal conclusions.
- Demographic and party columns are excluded from this extract.
- Excluded 10 African narrative rows classified STATEMENT.
- Pinned source file SHA-256: a8c82b8f0f96775c7944684c5dcf42ddedf0bd706dad43bcd150b67e2edff0c8.
Portraits are not supplied with these source observations. Initials are used for identification.