President of Namibia

The president of the Republic of Namibia is the head of state and the head of government of Namibia, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Namibia Defence Force, according to the Constitution of Namibia.

President of the
Republic of Namibia
Presidential Flag
Incumbent
Hage Geingob
since 21 March 2015
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderSam Nujoma
Formation21 March 1990
DeputyVice-President of Namibia
Salary99,241 USD annually[1]
Websitehttp://www.op.gov.na/
Namibia
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Namibia

Key
Political parties

List of officeholders
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Sam Nujoma
(1929–)		 1989
1994
1999		 21 March 199021 March 2005 15 years SWAPO
2 Hifikepunye Pohamba
(1936–)		 2004
2009		 21 March 200521 March 2015 10 years SWAPO
3 Hage Geingob
(1941–)		 2014
2019		 21 March 2015Incumbent 5 years, 98 days SWAPO

Timeline
Hage GeingobHifikepunye PohambaSam Nujoma


Latest election
Main article: 2019 Namibian general election
Candidate Party Votes %
Hage GeingobSWAPO464,70356.3
Panduleni ItulaIndependent242,65729.4
McHenry VenaaniPopular Democratic Movement43,9595.3
Bernadus SwartbooiLandless People's Movement22,5422.7
Apius AuchabUnited Democratic Front22,1152.7
Esther MuinjangueNational Unity Democratic Organisation12,0391.5
Tangeni IiyamboSWANU5,9590.7
Henk MudgeRepublican Party4,3790.5
Mike KavekotoraRally for Democracy and Progress3,5150.4
Ignatius ShixwameniAll People's Party3,3040.4
Jan MukwilongoNamibian Economic Freedom Fighters1,0260.1
Invalid/blank votes0–
Total826,198100
Registered voters/turnout1,358,46860.8
Source: ECN

See also

References
  1. "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily". Business Daily.
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