The National Planning Commission of Namibia is an agency of the
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
n government responsible for planning national priorities and directing the course of national development.
The commission is chaired by a Director-General, and includes the Ministers of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Finance, Trade and Industry, Works and Transport, Regional and Local Government, and Housing and Rural Development, plus eight other people with knowledge and experience of development in economic, social, ecological or other related fields.
Directors General have included
Saara Kuugongelwa
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 12 October 1967) is the Prime Minister of Namibia, in office since 21 March 2015. Kuugongelwa-Amadhila is a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). She has been a member of the National Assem ...
, appointed in 1995 and
Helmut Angula
Helmut Pau Kangulohi Angula (born 11 November 1945) is a Namibian businessman, politician, former cabinet minister and writer. He is currently the director of various private companies, after leaving government in 2010, and a longtime member of th ...
, appointed in 2005. As of 19 March 2015,
Tom Alweendo
Thomas Kavaningilamo Alweendo (born 17 March 1958 in Omusheshe, Oshana Region) is a Namibian politician who has been Minister of Mines and Energy since 2018. In 1997, he became the first Namibian Governor of the Bank of Namibia when he replaced ...
was Minister in Presidency in charge of the National
Planning Commission and also Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism.
References
Government of Namibia
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