The Ministry of Safety and Security was a department of the Namibian government, responsible for overseeing the operations of the Namibian police and the correctional services.[1]

History

At independence of Namibia there was no dedicated ministry for the security portfolio but a Minister of State, a position occupied by Peter Tsheehama,[2] the head of the Namibia Central Intelligence Service, until 2005. In 1995 the Ministry of Prisons and Correctional Services was established.[1] Its minister was Marco Hausiku.[3]

The ministry was renamed Ministry of Safety and Security in 2005,[4] and existed until 2020 when its portfolio was added to the interior ministry, forming the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS). The current minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security is Albert Kawana.[5]

Ministers

All security ministers in chronological order are:

# Picture Name (Birth–Death) Party Term start Term end
Minister of State for Security
1Peter Tsheehama1941–2010SWAPO19902005
Minister of Prisons and Correctional Services
2Marco Hausiku1953–2021SWAPO19952002
3Andimba Toivo ya Toivo1924–2017SWAPO20022005
Minister of Safety and Security
Peter Tsheehama1941–2000SWAPO20052008
4Nickey Iyambo1936–2019SWAPO20082010
5Nangolo Mbumba1941–SWAPO20102012
6Immanuel Ngatjizeko1952–2022SWAPO20122015
7Charles Namoloh1950–SWAPO20152020
Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security
8Albert Kawana1956–SWAPO2020

References

  1. 1 2 "Welcome to Namibian Correctional Service". Official Newsletter. Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security. April 2021. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 1989". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 1995". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Who's Who in Namibian Politics, Tsheehama, Angura Peter Tshirumbu". Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID). Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  5. ↑ Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (22 April 2020). "Geingob shuffles his pack … Kapofi gets defence, Klazen promoted". New Era. p. 1.


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