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Ministry of Agriculture (Namibia)

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The Ministry of Agriculture is a department of the Namibian government. It was established at Namibian independence in 1990. The first Namibian minister of agriculture was Gert Hanekom.[1] Its current minister is Calle Schlettwein.[2]

Additional portfolios

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In 1990 the ministry was established as Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development. In 1991 the portfolio of fisheries was split off, and a separate Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources was created.[1] In 2000 the portfolio of rural development was removed, too, and given to the Ministry of Regional and Local Government. The agriculture ministry was renamed Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry.

In 2020 the ministry experienced its so far latest change of responsibilities. The portfolio of land reform was added after the disestablishment of the Ministry of Land Reform. The forestry portfolio was given to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, and the agriculture ministry was thus renamed Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform.

Ministers

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All agriculture ministers in chronological order are:[1]

# Picture Name (Birth–Death) Party Term start Term end
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development
01 Gert Hanekom 1930–1999 SWAPO 1990 1992
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development
02 Anton von Wietersheim 1951– SWAPO 1992 1993
03 Nangolo Mbumba 1941– SWAPO 1993 1996
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
04 Helmut Angula 1945– SWAPO 1996 2004
0 Paul Smit (acting) 1953– none 2004 2005
05 Nickey Iyambo 1936–2019 SWAPO 2005 2008
06 John Mutorwa 1957– SWAPO 2008 2018
07 Alpheus ǃNaruseb 1954– SWAPO 2018 2020
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform
08 Calle Schlettwein 1954– SWAPO 2020

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sherbourne, Robin. Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14. Institute for Public Policy Research. p. 104. ISBN 978-99945-78-14-6.
  2. ^ Tjitemisa, K. (2020-03-24). "Agri sector welcomes Schlettwein". New Era. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
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