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Ministry of Mines and Energy (Namibia)

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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 mines and energy minister is Tom Alweendo.[3]

Ministers

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All mines and energy ministers in chronological order are:[1]

# Picture Name (Birth–Death) Party Term start Term end
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
4 Erkki Nghimtina 1948– SWAPO 2005 2010
5 Isak Katali 1958– SWAPO 2010 2015
6 Obeth Kandjoze 1966– SWAPO 2015 2018
7 Tom Alweendo 1958– SWAPO 2018

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sherbourne, Robin. Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14. Institute for Public Policy Research. p. 162. ISBN 978-99945-78-14-6.
  2. ^ Dingake, Mike (22 August 2014). "Prison authorities had to trick him out of the cell" (PDF). The Namibian (ya Toivo 90th birthday supplement ed.). p. 12.
  3. ^ Matthys, Donald (8 February 2018). "President reshuffles Cabinet—Vice President relieved of duties". Namibia Economist.
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