Government of Namibia


The Government of Namibia consists of the executive, the legislative and the judiciary branches. The Cabinet is the executive organ of government, implementing the laws of the country. It consists of the President, the Prime Minister and his deputy, as well as the Ministers. The legislative organs of government are the National Council and the National Assembly. They make the laws of the country. The judiciary organs of government are the courts. The highest court of Namibia is the Supreme Court. There is also the High Court, and lower courts.
The Namibian government is partly centralised and partly regional. In the executive branch, Central government consists of ministries, offices and agencies, whereas regional government consists of Regional Councils, and constituencies within these. The legislation is centralised in the lower house, and regional in the upper house. The judiciary is centralised in the Supreme Court, whereas High Courts and lower courts are distributed all over the country.

Executive branch of government

The central executive branch of government consists of Offices, Ministries, and Agencies. The Offices of central government are:
there are 23 Ministries in Namibia:
  1. Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
  2. Ministry of Defence
  3. Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture
  4. Ministry of Environment and Tourism
  5. Ministry of Finance
  6. Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources
  7. Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare
  8. Ministry of Health and Social Services
  9. Higher Education, Training and Innovation
  10. Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration
  11. Industrialization, Trade and SME Development
  12. International Relations and Cooperation
  13. Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
  14. Ministry of Justice
  15. Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation
  16. Ministry of Land Reform
  17. Ministry of Mines and Energy
  18. Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare
  19. Ministry of Public Enterprises
  20. Ministry of Safety and Security
  21. Sport, Youth and National Service
  22. Ministry of Works and Transport
  23. Urban and Rural Development
The Agencies of central government are:
The Namibian state runs and owns a number of companies such as Air Namibia, Transnamib and NamPost, most of which need frequent financial assistance to stay afloat.
There is a number of agencies and authorities established by Acts of Parliament that can be considered government organisations: