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Elijah Ngurare

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Elijah Ngurare
Ngurare in 2025
Prime Minister of Namibia
Assumed office
21 March 2025
PresidentNetumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
DeputyNatangwe Ithete
Preceded bySaara Kuugongelwa
Secretary General of the SWAPO Party Youth League
In office
2007–2015
Preceded byPaulus Kapia
Succeeded byVeikko Nekundi
Secretary for Information, Publicity and Mobilisation of the SWAPO Party Youth League
In office
2002–2007
Succeeded byJob Amupanda
Personal details
Born
Elijah Tjitunga Ngurare

(1970-10-28) 28 October 1970 (age 55)
Nkurenkuru, Kavangoland, South West Africa
NationalityNamibian
Political partySWAPO
Spouse(s)Albertina Mbute Ngurare
Children4
ResidenceWindhoek
Alma materCentral State University
University of Dundee
University College Cork

Tjitunga Elijah Ngurare (born 28 October 1970) is a Namibian politician and academic who has been the Prime Minister of Namibia since 2025. He is a member of the SWAPO political party. He was an academic at the University of Namibia and later as a director in the Ministry of Agriculture.[1] On 21 March 2025, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah appointed him as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Namibia.[2]

References

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  1. "Dr. Ngurare Interview". Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  2. Shikololo, Aletta (2024-09-10). "Swapo pot burns old guard…as electoral college delivers a mixed stew - New Era". Retrieved 2024-09-13.