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
• 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...
  
   - Chairman
• Sam Nujoma
  Sam Nujoma
  Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma is a Namibian politician who was the first President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005. He led the South-West Africa People's Organisation in its long struggle against South African rule and took office as President when Namibia obtained independence on 21 March 1990...
  
  
• Hendrik Witbooi
  Hendrik Witbooi (politician)
  Reverend Hendrik H. Witbooi was a Namibian politician and traditional chieftain. A member of SWAPO from 1976 until his death, Witbooi brought with him several clans of Namaqua into the liberation organization...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
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• Nico Bessinger
• Willem Biwa
• Danie Botha
• Jerry Ekandjo
  Jerry Ekandjo
  Jerry Ekandjo is a Namibian politician, currently serving as Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development....
  
  
• Moses ǁGaroëb
  Moses ǁGaroëb
  Moses Mague ǁGaroëb was a Namibian politician, founding member of SWAPO, and member of SWAPO's Politburo and Central Committee....
  
  
• 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:...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• Joshua Hoebeb
• Michaela Huebschle
• Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana
  Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana
  Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana is a Namibian politician and the Secretary-General of the South-West Africa People's Organization ....
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• Richard Kapelwa Kabajani
  Richard Kapelwa Kabajani
  Richard Kapelwa Kabajani was a Namibian activist, rebel militant, diplomat and politician. Kabajani was a military commander for SWAPO during the Namibian War of Independence.-Early life:...
  
  
• Peter Katjavivi
• 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...
  
  
• Kaire Mbuende
  Kaire Mbuende
  Kaire Mbuende is a Namibian politician and diplomat. Mbuenda has been the Namibian ambassador to the United Nations since his appointment in August 2006. An ethnic Herero, Mbuende has been a high-level member of the ruling SWAPO Party of Namibia since 1974, when he became the information officer...
  
  
• David Meroro
• Peter Mweshihange
  Peter Mweshihange
  Peter Mweshihange was a Namibian freedom fighter and guerrilla general, and after Namibian independence politician and diplomat...
  
  
• J Nathaniel
• John Ya Otto
• 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...
  
  
• Hartmut Ruppel
• 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...
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• 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....
  
  
• Buddy Wentworth
• Anton Von Wietersheim
  Anton von Wietersheim
  Anton von Wietersheim is a Namibian politician. Wietersheim was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia from 1989 to 1990 and was elected to the National Assembly as a SWAPO candidate in 1990...
  
  
• Siegfried Wohler
• A P Tshirumbu
• Z Kameeta
• Rev. M Amadhia

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia

The Democratic Turnhalle Alliance is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic Front, it formed the official opposition in Parliament until the parliamentary elections in 2009...

• 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...
  
  
• Dirk Mudge
  Dirk Mudge
  Dirk Frederik Mudge is a Namibian farmer and former politician. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly and first National Assembly from 1989-1994. He broke with the National Party and sided with the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia...
  
  
• Ben Africa
• L Barnes
• Magareth Barnes
• Gottlieb Dan
• Johannes J /Gaseb
• Allois Gende
• Joseph Haraseb
• Jeremia Jager
• Petrus Junius
• Geelboy Kashe
• 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...
  
  
• Constance Kgosimang
• Fanuel Kozonguizi
  Fanuel Kozonguizi
  Fanuel Jariretundu Kozonguizi was a Namibian politician, activist, lawyer and ombudsman. A leading member of the South West African National Union-Biography:...
  
  
• Daniel Luipert
• A Majavero
• Andrew Matjila
  Andrew Matjila
  Andrew Matjila is a Namibian politician. A member of the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance, Matjila took part in the Transitional Government of National Unity from 1985-1989. Matjila also was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Namibia and the 1st National Assembly of Namibia with the...
  
  
• A Nuule
• 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...
  
  
• C van Wyk

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...
  
  
• Reggie Diergaardt
• 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:...
  
  
• J Siseho