Established in 1990, the Ministry of Justice of Namibia provides court representation to ministries, offices, agencies, the master of the High Court, the speaker of the National Assembly, the prosecutor-general, magistrates, the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, regional councils, recognized traditional authorities, and entities associated with the government administration. In 1995, the Ministry of Justice merged with the Attorney General's Office.
Ministers
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Ngarikutuke Tjiriange
Ngarikutuke Ernest Tjiriange (12 July 1943 – 23 June 2021) was a Namibian politician, a member of the National Assembly and former secretary-general of the ruling SWAPO Party. He also served in the Namibian cabinet from 1990 to 2010, first as ...
(1990-2003)
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Albert Kawana
Albert Kawana (born 26 March 1956) is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Kawana has been a member of the National Assembly and cabinet since 2000, serving in various positions. Since April 2021 he is minister of Home Affairs, Immigrat ...
(2003-2004)
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Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana (2005-2012)
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Utoni Nujoma (2012-2015)
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Albert Kawana
Albert Kawana (born 26 March 1956) is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, Kawana has been a member of the National Assembly and cabinet since 2000, serving in various positions. Since April 2021 he is minister of Home Affairs, Immigrat ...
(2015-2018)
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Sacky Shanghala
Sakeus Edward Twelityaamena "Sacky" Shanghala (born 13 June 1977) is a Namibian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice from 8 February 2018 until November 2019 when he was forced to resign in the wake of the Fishrot scandal. ...
(2018-2020)
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Yvonne Dausab
Yvonne Dausab is a Namibian lawyer and politician who has been the Minister of Justice of Namibia since March 2020.
Early life and career
Dausab grew up in Katutura, a segregated area for Blacks in Windhoek. She completed A Shipena Secondary ...
(2020-present)
See also
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Attorney General of Namibia
The Attorney General of Namibia is the chief legal adviser of the President and government of Namibia. They are responsible for upholding and protecting the Namibian constitution. Unlike many other attorneys general, the Namibian Attorney General h ...
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Politics of Namibia
Politics of Namibia takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Namibia is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is ...
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Justice ministries
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Government of Namibia
1990 establishments in Namibia