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Ministry of Gender Equality and Social Welfare (Namibia)

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The Ministry of Gender Equality and Social Welfare is a department of the Namibian government. It was established in 2000 under the name Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Welfare, before that the portfolio was a directorate in the Office of the President. The first minister was Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.[1] In 2005 the ministry was renamed Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW).

In 2020 the ministry was merged with the Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, and renamed Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare (MGEPESW). Since then it falls under the Office of the President. It still has a dedicated minister, currently Doreen Sioka.[2]

Ministers

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All gender equality and social welfare ministers in chronological order are:

# Picture Name (Birth–Death) Party Term start Term end
Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare
01 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah 1952– SWAPO 2000 2005
Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare
02 Marlene Mungunda 1954– SWAPO 2005 2010
03 Doreen Sioka 1960– SWAPO 2010 2012
04 Rosalia Nghidinwa 1952–2018 SWAPO 2012 2015
05 Doreen Sioka 1960– SWAPO 2015 2020
Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare
05 Doreen Sioka 1960– SWAPO 2020

References

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  1. ^ Hopwood, Graham. "Who's Who, entry for Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah". Namibia Institute for Democracy. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. ^ Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (18 March 2020). "Commentators weigh in on trimmed executive". New Era.
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  • Official website Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare