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Ministry of Labour (Namibia)

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The Namibian Ministry of Labour (MOL) is a department of the Namibian government. It was established at Namibian independence in 1990. The first Namibian Minister of Labour and Manpower Development was Hendrik Witbooi.[1] In 1995 the ministry was renamed Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, the first minister with this portfolio was Moses ǁGaroëb.[2] In 1997 the ministry was again renamed, to Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare. In 2015 the name of the ministry changed to Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation. Its current minister is Utoni Nujoma, son of Namibia's founding president Sam Nujoma.

Ministers

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All labour ministers in chronological order are:

# Picture Name (Birth–Death) Party Term start Term end
Minister of Labour and Manpower Development
01 Hendrik Witbooi 1934–2009 SWAPO 1990 1995
Minister of Labour and Human Resources
02 Moses ǁGaroëb 1942–1997 SWAPO 1995 1997
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
0 John Shaetonhodi (acting) 1949– SWAPO 1997 1999
03 Andimba Toivo ya Toivo 1924–2017 SWAPO 1999 2002
04 Marco Hausiku 1953–2021 SWAPO 2002 2004
05 Marlene Mungunda 1954– SWAPO 2004 2005
06 Alpheus ǃNaruseb 1970– SWAPO 2005 2008
07 Immanuel Ngatjizeko 1952–2022 SWAPO 2008 2012
08 Doreen Sioka 1960– SWAPO 2012 2015
Minister of Labour, Industrial Relations & Employment Creation
09 Erkki Nghimtina 1948– SWAPO 2015 2020
10 Utoni Nujoma 1952– SWAPO 2020

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Official biography from the National Assembly of Namibia Archived September 19, 2003, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Sasman, Catherine (25 September 2009). "The Extraordinary Moses Mague //Garoëb (1942 to 1997)". New Era.
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  • Official website Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation