List of members of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia

Below is a list of members of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, which became the National Assembly of Namibia upon independence in March 1990. Individual members were selected by political parties voted for in the 1989 election, the first democratic, multi-racial and universal franchise elections in Namibian history. Upon Namibian independence on 21 March 1990, the Constituent Assembly closed, and its members formed the 1st National Assembly of Namibia.

Constituent Assembly of Namibia
Type
Type
History
Founded1989
Structure
Seats72
Political groups
  SWAPO (41)
  DTA (21)
  UDF (4)
  ACN (3)
  Other (3)

The seat distribution per party was as follows:[1]

Members

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The following people were elected to the Constituent Assembly:[2]

SWAPO

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  1. Justus ǁGaroëb
  2. Reggie Diergaardt
  3. Eric Biwa
  4. Theophelus Soroseb
  1. Kosie Pretorius (1935–2017)
  2. Jan de Wet (1927–2012)
  3. Walter Aston
  1. Vekuii Rukoro
  1. Moses Katjioungua (1942–2011)
  1. Johannes Diergaardt (1927–1998); resigned shortly after being elected and was replaced by Mburumba Kerina

References

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  1. ^ Simon, David (1995). "Namibia: Swapo Wins Two-Thirds Majority". Review of African Political Economy. 22 (63). Taylor & Francis: 107–114. doi:10.1080/03056249508704105. JSTOR 4006279.
  2. ^ "Constituent Assembly: 1989 – 1990". Parliament of Namibia. Retrieved 21 September 2023.