The Ministry of Education (MOE) is a department of the Namibian government. It was established at

Namibian independence The history of Namibia has passed through several distinct stages from being colonised in the late nineteenth century to Namibia's independence on 21 March 1990. From 1884, Namibia was a German colony: German South West Africa. After the First W ...

in 1990, the first Namibian education minister was

Nahas Angula Nahas Gideon Angula (born 22 August 1943)Profile on Namibian parliamen ...

. Between 1995 and 2005, and since 2015, its responsibility is only primary and secondary education, while vocational and university education fall under the Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation. The education minister is

Anna Nghipondoka Ester-Anna-Liisa Shiwomwenyo Nghipondoka (born 13 June 1957) is a Namibian politician and member of SWAPO. She was appointed the Minister of Education, Arts and Culture in March 2020 after having worked as deputy minister with the same portfoli ...

Additional portfolios

In 1990 the ministry was established as Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport. In 1991 the portfolios of youth and sport were split off, and a separate Ministry of Youth and Sport was created. In 1995 the ministry was renamed Ministry of Basic Education and Culture. The responsibility for tertiary education was given to a new ministry, the Ministry of Higher Education and Vocational Education. This step was revoked in 2005, when the ministry was again renamed to Ministry of Education, and reinstated in 2015, when there again was a separate Ministry of Higher Education, and this ministry was named Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture.

Prime Ministers

All education ministers (excluding ministers of higher education) in chronological order are:

References

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External links

Official website
Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture *

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

Education in Namibia 1990 establishments in Namibia