Vice President of Namibia
| Vice President of the Republic of Namibia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Nickey Iyambo |
| Formation | 21 March 2015 |
| Salary | 87,789 USD annually[1][2] |
The vice president of Namibia is the deputy head of state and head of government of Namibia. They are the first in the line of presidential succession.
The role of the vice president was created in 2014 along with several other constitutional amendments. The position is controversial because it does not have a specific duty.[3]
List
[change | change source]- Political parties
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 |  |
Nickey Iyambo (1936–2019) |
21 March 2015 | 8 February 2018 | 2 years, 324 days | SWAPO |
| 2 | .jpg) |
Nangolo Mbumba (born 1941) |
8 February 2018 | 4 February 2024 | 5 years, 361 days | SWAPO |
| 3 | .jpg) |
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 1952) |
4 February 2024 | 21 March 2025 | 1 year, 45 days | SWAPO |
| 4 | |
Lucia Witbooi (born 1961) |
22 March 2025 | Incumbent | 357 days | SWAPO |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "VP earns 15% more than PM". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ↑ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily. 27 December 2020.
- ↑ Angula, Sonja (21 July 2016). "VP post 'unnecessary' - analysts". Windhoek Observer. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
