List of members of the 7th National Assembly of Namibia

Below is a list of members of the 7th National Assembly of Namibia.[1] They were selected by their parties based on the results of the 2019 parliamentary election. This National Assembly was inaugurated on 20 March 2020.[2] Like each of the previous National Assemblies, it is led by the South West Africa People's Organization. The 7th National Assembly has 104 seats. 96 candidates were elected according to party lists and are assembled below in the order they appear on their party lists.

Members appointed by the president

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President Hage Geingob appointed eight additional members without voting rights, seven of them in order to serve as ministers or deputies in Namibia's cabinet:[5]

  1. Ipumbu Shiimi, Minister of Finance
  2. Emma Kantema-Gaomas, Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture
  3. Veikko Nekundi, Deputy Minister of Works and Transport
  4. Natalia ǀGoagoses
  5. Kalumbi Shangula, Minister of Health
  6. Yvonne Dausab, Minister of Justice
  7. Peter Vilho, Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs
  8. Emma Theofilus, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology

References

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  1. ^ "Members of the 7th National Assembly". New Era. 23 March 2020. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Namibia's seventh Parliament to be sworn in tomorrow". NBC News. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (27 March 2020). "Former info minister resigns as MP". New Era. p. 1.
  4. ^ Iikela, Sakeus (15 June 2020). "MP Gowases dies". The Namibian. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. ^ Nakatana, Festus (23 March 2020). "Geingob drops Cabinet surprises". New Era. p. 1.