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Namibia

People, offices and institutional evidence across the available sources.

African sovereign country in the existing country registry.

2,847Source observations
4Institutional relationships

People and office observations

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.

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Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Dated 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.

Annual snapshot

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Pres.

Jul 2025

A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.

Dr. (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual snapshot

Lucia Witbooi

Vice Pres.

Jul 2025

A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.

The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual snapshot

Elijah Ngurare

Prime Min.

Jul 2025

A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.

Dr. (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual snapshot

Natangwe Ithete

Dep. Prime Min.

Jul 2025

A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.

The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual 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.

The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual 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.

The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual snapshot

Tom Alweendo

Min. Of Economic Planning

Jul 2025

A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.

The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual 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.

The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual snapshot

Indileni Daniel

Min. Of Environment & Tourism

Jul 2025

A source snapshot; it does not establish a start date, end date or current service.

The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual 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.

The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual 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.

Dr. (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual 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.

Dr. (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual 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.

The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual 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.

The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Annual 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.

The WhoGov Project (opens in a new tab)Source updated: Date unknown
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.

Dataset limitations
  • Source observations are not continuous tenures or independently verified current rosters.
  • Names and source identifiers are not merged into people without separate identity evidence.
  • Jurisdiction labels describe source coverage and do not determine sovereignty or recognition.
  • Accountability, appointment and membership are different from reporting relationships.