| First Lady of Namibia | |
|---|---|
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| Inaugural holder | Kovambo Nujoma |
| Formation | March 21, 1990 |
First Lady of Namibia[1] is the title of the wife of the president of Namibia. There have been three first ladies (and presidents) since Namibia's independence in 1990. Namibia's current first lady is Monica Geingos,[2] who has held the office since 21 March 2015.
First ladies of Namibia
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth-Death) |
Term of office | President | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Kovambo Theopoldine Katjimune Nujoma (born 1933) |
21 March 1990 | 21 March 2005 | 15 years, 0 days |  Sam Nujoma (born 1929) |
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| 2 |  |
Penehupifo Pohamba (born 1948) |
21 March 2005 | 21 March 2015 | 10 years, 0 days |  Hifikepunye Pohamba (born 1936) |
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| 3 |  |
Monica Geingos (born 1976) |
21 March 2015 | Present (Until 21 March 2025) |
8 years, 297 days | Hage Geingob (born 1941) |
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See also
References
- ↑ "Statement By Mrs Penehupifo Pohamba, First Lady of the Republic of Namibia, On The Occasion of the Official Visit Of Madame Antoinette Sassou N'Guesso, First Lady of the Republic of Congo". Republic of Namibia. 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ↑ Warunga, Joseph (2010-05-17). "Meeting the first ladies of Africa". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
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