The Ministry of Land Reform was a government ministry of Namibia, with headquarters in Windhoek. It was created at Namibian independence in 1990 as Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation,[1] renamed Ministry of Lands and Resettlement in 2005, and got its last name change in 2015. In 2020 the ministry was disestablished, and the portfolio of land reform was given to the agriculture ministry.
The first Namibian land reform minister was Marco Hausiku.[2] The current[update] minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform is Calle Schlettwein.[3]
Ministers edit
All land reform ministers in chronological order are:[1]
| # | Picture | Name | (Birth–Death) | Party | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation | ||||||
| 1 | Marco Hausiku | 1953–2021 | SWAPO | 1990 | 1992 | |
| 2 | Richard Kapelwa Kabajani | 1943–2007 | SWAPO | 1992 | 1996 | |
| 3 | Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana | 1952– | SWAPO | 1996 | 2002 | |
| 4 |  |
Hifikepunye Pohamba | 1935– | SWAPO | 2002 | 2005 |
| Minister of Lands and Resettlement | ||||||
| 5 | Jerry Ekandjo | 1947– | SWAPO | 2005 | 2008 | |
| 6 | Alpheus ǃNaruseb | 1954– | SWAPO | 2008 | 2015 | |
| Minister of Land Reform | ||||||
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Utoni Nujoma | 1952– | SWAPO | 2015 | 2020 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform | ||||||
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Calle Schlettwein | 1954– | SWAPO | 2020 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Sherbourne, Robin. Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14. Institute for Public Policy Research. pp. 400, 401. ISBN 978-99945-78-14-6.
- ^ "Hausiku, Marco". Parliament of Namibia. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Tjitemisa, K. (24 March 2020). "Agri sector welcomes Schlettwein". New Era.