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The Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) was established at Namibian independence in 1990. [1] The first Namibian minister of mines and energy was Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, a liberation fighter posthumously declared a national hero of Namibia. [2] The current [update] mines and energy minister is Tom Alweendo. [3]
All mines and energy ministers in chronological order are: [1]
# | Picture | Name | (Birth–Death) | Party | Term start | Term end |
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Minister of Mines and Energy | ||||||
1 | Andimba Toivo ya Toivo | 1924–2017 | SWAPO | 1990 | 1999 | |
2 | Jesaya Nyamu | 1942– | SWAPO | 1999 | 2002 | |
3 | Nickey Iyambo | 1936–2019 | SWAPO | 2002 | 2005 | |
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Erkki Nghimtina | 1948– | SWAPO | 2005 | 2010 |
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Isak Katali | 1958– | SWAPO | 2010 | 2015 |
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Obeth Kandjoze | 1966– | SWAPO | 2015 | 2018 |
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Tom Alweendo | 1958– | SWAPO | 2018 |