South West Africa People's Organization

• Mose Penaani Tjitendero
  Mose Penaani Tjitendero
  Mose Penaani Tjitendero was a Namibian politician and educator. Born near Okahandja, Tjitendero joined the South West Africa People's Organization and was the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia from independence on March 21, 1990 until his retirement in 2004...
  
   Speaker of the National Assembly
• Zephania Kameeta
  Zephania Kameeta
  Zephania Kameeta is a Namibian religious and political leader.-Education:He attended the Martin Luther High School at Okombahe and then the Paulinum Seminary at Otjimbingwe ....
  
   Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
• Hage Geingob
  Hage Geingob
  Hage Geingob is a Namibian politician who was the first Prime Minister of Namibia following its independence, serving from 1990 to 2002...
  
   Prime Minister
• Hendrik Witbooi
  Hendrik Witbooi
  Hendrik Witbooi may refer to:* Hendrik Witbooi * Hendrik Samuel Witbooi * Hendrik Witbooi , deputy prime minister of Namibia...
  
  
• Reinhart Vekuii Rukoro
• Nangolo Mbumba
  Nangolo Mbumba
  Nangolo Mbumba is a Namibian politician and educator. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization , Mbumba has been the Minister of Education under Hifikepunye Pohamba since his appointment in March 2005.-Education:Mbumba graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in the...
  
  
• Johannes Mutorwa
• Philemon Malima
• Helmut Angula
  Helmut Angula
  Helmut Kangulohi Angula is a former Namibian Cabinet Minister and businessman. Currently, the Director of various private companies and a long time member of the Central Committee and the Political Bureau of the ruling SWAPO Party .Angula was born in Ontananga, Oshikoto Region, and joined SWAPO in...
  
  
• Nickey Iyambo
  Nickey Iyambo
  Nickey Iyambo is a Namibian politician and physician. A member of SWAPO, Iyambo has been a member of the Cabinet of Namibia since independence in March 1990. He has been the Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry since 2005....
  
  
• Hifikepunye Pohamba
  Hifikepunye Pohamba
  Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba is the second and current President of Namibia. He won the 2004 and 2009 presidential elections overwhelmingly as the candidate of the South West Africa People's Organisation ruling party, taking office in March 2005. He has also been the President of SWAPO since...
  
  
• Theo-Ben Gurirab
  Theo-Ben Gurirab
  Theo-Ben Gurirab is a Namibian politician who has been the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia since 2005; previously he was Prime Minister of Namibia from August 27, 2002 to March 19, 2005.-Political career:...
  
  
• Ben Amathila
  Ben Amathila
  Ben Amathila is a semi-retired Namibian politician. Amathila served in the government of Namibia with SWAPO from independence in 1990 until his retirement from the National Assembly in April 2007...
  
  
• Nahas Angula
  Nahas Angula
  Nahas Gideon Angula is the current Prime Minister of Namibia. He entered into office on March 21, 2005, when his appointment was announced by new president Hifikepunye Pohamba during the latter's inauguration. Angula received a master's degree in education from Columbia University.Angula was...
  
  
• Ngarikutuke Tjiriange
  Ngarikutuke Tjiriange
  Ngarikutuke Ernest Tjiriange is a Namibian politician, a member of the National Assembly and former Secretary General of the ruling SWAPO Party. He is the Minister of Veterans' Affairs in the Namibian cabinet....
  
  
• Moses ǁGaroëb
  Moses ǁGaroëb
  Moses Mague ǁGaroëb was a Namibian politician, founding member of SWAPO, and member of SWAPO's Politburo and Central Committee....
  
  
• Richard Kabajani
• Marco Hausiku
  Marco Hausiku
  Marco Mukoso Hausiku is a Namibian politician. Previously serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honorable Mr. Hausiku now serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia,.Hausiku was born in Kapako, Okavango Region...
  
  
• Andimba Toivo ya Toivo
  Andimba Toivo ya Toivo
  Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo is a Namibian politician who was active in the independence movement. He was a founding member of the Ovamboland People's Congress in 1957, at the beginning of the independence movement....
  
  
• Libertine Amathila
  Libertine Amathila
  Libertine Appolus Amathila is a Namibian physician and politician. She has been the Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia since March 2005.Amathila was born in Fransfontein, Kunene Region...
  
  
• Hidipo Hamutenya
  Hidipo Hamutenya
  Hidipo L. Hamutenya is a Namibian politician. A long-time leading member of the South West Africa People's Organization , Hamutenya was a member of the Cabinet of Namibia from independence in 1990 to 2004...
  
  
• Gert Hanekom
• Hampie Plichta
• Pendukeni Ithana
• Stan Webster
• Clara Bohitile
  Clara Bohitile
  Clara Gasebewe Bohitile is a former Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Bohitile was a member of the 2nd and 3rd National Assemblies from 1995-2005. She also served as the Deputy Minister of Basic Education and Culture from 1995-2005 as well. She re-entered the National Assembly from 2007-2010...
  
  
• Erkki Nghimtina
  Erkki Nghimtina
  Erkki Nghimtina is a Namibian politician. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization , Nghimtina has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1995 and the Minister of Mines and Energy since 20 March 2005.-Personal:Erkki Nghimtina was born in Eembidi in Ovamboland in...
  
  
• Abraham Iyambo
  Abraham Iyambo
  Abraham Iyambo is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Iyambo has been a member of the National Assembly since 1995 and is the Minister of Education.-Education:...
  
  
• Netumbo Ndaitwah
• Iyambo Indongo
• Buddy Wentworth
• Jerry Ekandjo
  Jerry Ekandjo
  Jerry Ekandjo is a Namibian politician, currently serving as Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development....
  
  
• Daniel Tjongarero
• John Shaetonhodi
• Hadino Hishongwa
  Hadino Hishongwa
  Hadino Hishongwa is a Namibian former politician. A founding member of SWAPO, Hishongwa was SWAPO's Chief Representative to Scandinavia, West Germany and Austria from 1977-83 during the Namibian War of Independence....
  
  
• Michaela Huebschle
• Ben Ulenga
  Ben Ulenga
  Benjamin Ulenga is a Namibian politician. A member of the National Assembly of Namibia, he is the President of the Congress of Democrats , an opposition political party....
  
  
• Jesaja N Nyamu
• Klaus Dierks
  Klaus Dierks
  Klaus Dierks was a deputy government minister, a transport planner and civil engineer in Namibia.-Biography:...
  
  
• Nico Bessinger
• Anna Bayer
• Willem Biwa(Resigned 1996)
• Bernard Esau
• Edward Goeieman
• Gertrud Kandanga-Hilukilwa
• Petrus Iilonga
  Petrus Iilonga
  Petrus Iilonga is a Namibian politician, as well as a former trade union leader and former political prisoner. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization , Iilonga has been the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare since his appointment in 2000.Iilonga was born in...
  
  
• Nangolo Ithete
  Nangolo Ithete
  Nangolo Ithete was a Namibian politician. Ithete was born in Okahao, Omusati Region and joined SWAPO in the early 1960s and went into exile with SWAPO to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 1963. He studied in Yugoslavia until 1975. From 1976-1985, he was SWAPO's chief representative in Zambia and from...
  
  
• Willem Konjore
  Willem Konjore
  Willem Konjore is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Konjore was appointed as Minister of Environment and Tourism in 2005. He was a member of the National Assembly of Namibia beginning with the Constituent Assembly in 1989 and ending following the election of the 5th National Assembly in...
  
  
• Nathaniel Maxuilili
• Angelika Muharukua
  Angelika Muharukua
  Angelika Muharukua is a Namibian politician. An ethnic Himba from northwestern Namibia, Muharukua joined the South West Africa People's Organization in 1979. She was a surprise choice by President Sam Nujoma for the 2nd National Assembly of Namibia in 1995 and has remained in the National...
  
  
• Ellen Musialela
• Jeremiah Nambinga
• Alpheus !Naruseb
  Alpheus !Naruseb
  Alpheus /Gou-!na !Naruseb is a Namibian politician. A member of the South West Africa People's Organization , !Naruseb has been in the Cabinet of Namibia since 1997 and the National Assembly since 1994....
  
  
• Hartmut Ruppel
• Ignatius Shixwameni
  Ignatius Shixwameni
  Ignatius Nkotongo Shixwameni is a Namibian politician. He is the leader of the All People's Party.-Early life and education:...
  
  
• Pashukeni Shoombe
  Pashukeni Shoombe
  Pashukeni Shoombe is a Namibian politician and educator. Shoombe was a teacher in Ohangwena Region, Ovamboland from 1958 to 1974, when she went into exile with the South West Africa People's Organization...
  
  
• Doreen Sioka
  Doreen Sioka
  Doreen N. Sioka is a Namibian politician. A member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1994, Sioka is a member of the South West Africa People's Organization . In 2005, Sioka was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the 4th National Assembly.-References:...
  
  
• Sigfried Wohler

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance

• Mishake Muyongo
  Mishake Muyongo
  Mishake Muyongo is a Namibian politician and former Member of Parliament who is living in exile in Denmark.Muyongo was born in Linyanti. In September 1964 Muyongo became President of the Caprivi African National Union when its leader Simbwaye was arrested and disappeared in South-African custody...
  
  
• Johan de Waal
  Johan de Waal
  Johan Claasen de Waal is a Namibian politician. A member of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance , de Waal was a member of the National Assembly of Namibia from 1994-2010...
  
  
• Allois Gende
• Petrus Junius
• Rudolf Kamburona
• Katuutire Kaura
  Katuutire Kaura
  Katuutire Kaura is a Namibian politician. He has been President of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance since 1998 and was Leader of the Official Opposition from 2000 to 2005.Kaura was born in Ombujondjupa, Otjozondjupa Region...
  
  
• Daniel Luipert
• Phillemon Moongo
• Andries Mouton
• Kuaima Riruako
  Kuaima Riruako
  Kuaima Riruako is a politician in Namibia. Riruako is also the paramount chief of the Herero and a National Unity Democratic Organisation representative in Parliament, also called "Okahandja Herero" by some...
  
  
• Patricia Siska
• Hans Erik Staby
  Hans Erik Staby
  Hans Erik Staby was a Namibian politician and one of the country's leading architects. A German Namibian, Staby was a member of the National Assembly of Namibia from the Constituent Assembly prior to independence in 1989 until resignation in 1997 with the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance...
  
  
• Mohammed Stuart
  Mohammed Stuart
  Dino Stuart is a Namibian politician and former member of the National Assembly of Namibia with the opposition Democratic Turnhalle Alliance.-References:...
  
  

United Democratic Front

United Democratic Front (Namibia)

The United Democratic Front is a political party in Namibia. Justus Garoëb is the party's leader.-1989:The UDF received 37,874 votes in the 1989 election, which elected members to the Constituent Assembly of Namibia. The Constituent Assembly elected the first President and wrote Namibia's...

• Justus Garoëb
  Justus Garoëb
  Justus Garoëb is a Namibian traditional leader and politician. He became Chief of Damara in 1982 and founded the United Democratic Front in 1989. He was a staunch opponent of South African rule and led the oppositional Namibia National Front in the late 1970s.Garoëb was born in Omaruru, Erongo...
  
  
• Eric Biwa
  Eric Biwa
  Eric Biwa is a former Namibian politician with the Patriotic Union Movement, a party which was a member of the United Democratic Front .-Pre-independence:...