President of Namibia
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The president of Namibia is the head of state and head of government of Namibia. The president directs the executive branch of the government, acts as chair of the Cabinet and is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces in terms of the Constitution.
Term limits
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Namibia. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Hifikepunye Pohamba in 2015.[1]
Succession
If the presidency falls vacant and the president is unable to perform his or her duties, then the following officials are in line for succession for the remaining presidential term:[2][3]
- Vice President of Namibia
- Prime Minister of Namibia
- Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
- a person appointed by the Cabinet.
Before the constitution was amended in 2014 to add the office of vice president, the prime minister was first in the line of succession.
List of officeholders
- Political parties
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- Status
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1989 1994 1999 |
21 March 1990 | 21 March 2005 | Template:Age in years years | SWAPO |
| style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | 2 | File:Hifikepunye Pohamba.jpg | Hifikepunye Pohamba (born 1935)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2004 2009 |
21 March 2005 | 21 March 2015 | Template:Age in years years | SWAPO |
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2014 2019 |
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— | 25 January 2024 | 4 February 2024 | Template:Age in years and days | SWAPO |
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Timeline
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Latest election
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See also
- Politics of Namibia
- List of colonial governors of South West Africa
- Vice President of Namibia
- Prime Minister of Namibia
- Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia
- Cabinet of Namibia
References
External links
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- ↑ 2014 amended Constitution, Elkins, Zachary, Tom Ginsburg, James Melton. Constitute: The World's Constitutions to Read, Search, and Compare, constituteproject.org, accessed February 3, 2024
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