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The government of Namibia consists of the executive, the legislative and the judiciary branches. The Cabinet is the executive organ of government, implementing the laws of the country. It consists of the president, the prime minister and his deputy, as well as the ministers of the Cabinet of Namibia. The legislative organs of government are the ...
Politics of Namibia. Politics of Namibia takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Namibia is both head of state and head of government, [1] [2] and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by both the president and the government.
The Ministry of Urban and Rural Development ( MURD) is a department of the Government of Namibia. The ministry is responsible for regional governance (Regional Councils) and local governance (Local Authorities) and therewith plays an important role in the decentralisation process of the Namibian government. [1]
Judiciary. Administrative divisions. Elections. Foreign relations. v. t. e. Local and regional elections were held in Namibia on 25 November 2020 to elect new local and regional councils. [2] The previous round of elections was held in 2015 and won by the ruling SWAPO party.
The Cabinet of Namibia is an appointed body that was established by Chapter 6 (Articles 35-42) of the Constitution of Namibia. It is mandated to include the following positions: the President of Namibia, the Prime Minister of Namibia and any positions that the President so appoints. All cabinet members also sit in the National Assembly.
Foreign relations. v. t. e. The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade ( MIT) is a government ministry of Namibia, with headquarters in Windhoek. It was created at Namibian independence in 1990 as Ministry of Trade and Industry, [1] renamed Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development in 2015, and got its current name in 2020.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism ( MEFT) is a government ministry of Namibia, with headquarters in Windhoek. [1] It was created at Namibian independence in 1990 as Ministry of Wildlife, Conservation and Tourism. [2] The first Namibian environment and tourism minister was Niko Bessinger, [3] the current minister is Pohamba Shifeta.
The National Planning Commission of Namibia is an agency of the Namibian government responsible for planning national priorities and directing the course of national development. The commission is chaired by a Director-General, and includes the Ministers of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Finance, Trade and Industry, Works and Transport ...