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Ministry of Youth and Sport (Namibia)

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The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service (MSYNS) is a department of the Namibian government. It was established as Ministry of Youth and Sport in 1991 when sport was split-off from the Ministry of Education. The first minister of education, culture and sport was Nahas Angula, serving from independence in 1990.[1] The first minister of youth and sport was Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana. The current minister is Agnes Tjongarero.[2]

The ministry was dissolved in 2000; The youth portfolio was discontinued, and sports was added to the Ministry of Basic Education.[3] In 2005 it was reestablished as Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture. Culture was again given back to the Ministry of Education in 2015, and the youth and sport ministry got its current name.

MSYNS appoints, directs, and takes advice from, the Namibia Sports Commission.[4]

Ministers

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All youth and sport ministers in chronological order are:

# Picture Name (Birth–Death) Party Term start Term end
Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
01 Nahas Angula 1943– SWAPO 1990 1991
Minister of Youth and Sport
02 Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana 1952– SWAPO 1991 1996
03 Richard Kabajani 1943–2007 SWAPO 1996 2000
Minister of Basic Education, Culture and Sport
04 John Mutorwa 1957– SWAPO 2000 2005
Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture
0 John Mutorwa 1957– SWAPO 2005 2008
05 Willem Konjore 1945–2021 SWAPO 2008 2010
06 Kazenambo Kazenambo 1963–2021 SWAPO 2010 2012
07 Jerry Ekandjo 1947– SWAPO 2012 2015
Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service
0 Jerry Ekandjo 1947– SWAPO 2015 2018
08 Erastus Uutoni 1961– SWAPO 2018 2020
09 Agnes Tjongarero 1946– SWAPO 2020

References

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  1. ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 1989". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ Hembapu, Otniel (24 March 2020). "Pundits express views on Tjongarero's appointment". New Era Live. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 2000". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Promulgation of Namibia Sports Act, 2003 (Act No. 12 of 2003), of the Parliament" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3050. Government of Namibia. 27 August 2003.
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