The Ministry of Safety and Security was a department of the Namibian government, responsible for overseeing the operations of the Namibian police and the correctional services.[1]
History
editAt independence of Namibia there was no dedicated ministry for the security portfolio but a Minister of State, a position occupied by Peter Tsheehama,[2] the head of the Namibia Central Intelligence Service, until 2005. In 1995 the Ministry of Prisons and Correctional Services was established.[1] Its minister was Marco Hausiku.[3]
The ministry was renamed Ministry of Safety and Security in 2005,[4] and existed until 2020 when its portfolio was added to the interior ministry, forming the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS). The current[update] minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security is Albert Kawana.[5]
Ministers
editAll security ministers in chronological order are:
| # | Picture | Name | (Birth–Death) | Party | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State for Security | ||||||
| 1 | Peter Tsheehama | 1941–2010 | SWAPO | 1990 | 2005 | |
| Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services | ||||||
| 2 | Marco Hausiku | 1953–2021 | SWAPO | 1995 | 2002 | |
| 3 | Andimba Toivo ya Toivo | 1924–2017 | SWAPO | 2002 | 2005 | |
| Minister of Safety and Security | ||||||
| Peter Tsheehama | 1941–2000 | SWAPO | 2005 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Nickey Iyambo | 1936–2019 | SWAPO | 2008 | 2010 | |
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Nangolo Mbumba | 1941– | SWAPO | 2010 | 2012 |
| 6 |  |
Immanuel Ngatjizeko | 1952–2022 | SWAPO | 2012 | 2015 |
| 7 | Charles Namoloh | 1950– | SWAPO | 2015 | 2020 | |
| Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security | ||||||
| 8 | Albert Kawana | 1956– | SWAPO | 2020 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Welcome to Namibian Correctional Service". Official Newsletter. Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security. April 2021. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 1989". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 1995". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Who's Who in Namibian Politics, Tsheehama, Angura Peter Tshirumbu". Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID). Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (22 April 2020). "Geingob shuffles his pack … Kapofi gets defence, Klazen promoted". New Era. p. 1.
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