Ministry of Agriculture (Namibia)

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The Ministry of Agriculture is a department of the Namibian government. It was established at Namibian independence in 1990. The first Namibian minister of agriculture was Gert Hanekom.^[1] Its current^[update] minister is Calle Schlettwein.^[2]

Additional portfolios

In 1990 the ministry was established as Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development. In 1991 the portfolio of fisheries was split off, and a separate Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources was created.^[1] In 2000 the portfolio of rural development was removed, too, and given to the Ministry of Regional and Local Government. The agriculture ministry was renamed Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry.

In 2020 the ministry experienced its so far latest^[update] change of responsibilities. The portfolio of land reform was added after the disestablishment of the Ministry of Land Reform. The forestry portfolio was given to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, and the agriculture ministry was thus renamed Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform.

Ministers

All agriculture ministers in chronological order are:^[1]

#	Name	(Birth–Death)	Party	Term start	Term end
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development
01	Gert Hanekom	1930–1999	SWAPO	1990	1992
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development
02	Anton von Wietersheim	1951–	SWAPO	1992	1993
03	Nangolo Mbumba	1941–	SWAPO	1993	1996
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
04	Helmut Angula	1945–	SWAPO	1996	2004
0	Paul Smit (acting)	1953–	none	2004	2005
05	Nickey Iyambo	1936–2019	SWAPO	2005	2008
06	John Mutorwa	1957–	SWAPO	2008	2018
07	Alpheus ǃNaruseb	1954–	SWAPO	2018	2020
Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform
08	Calle Schlettwein	1954–	SWAPO	2020

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Sherbourne, Robin. Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14. Institute for Public Policy Research. p. 104. ISBN 978-99945-78-14-6.
^ Tjitemisa, K. (2020-03-24). "Agri sector welcomes Schlettwein". New Era. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

External links

Official website Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform

[Sherbourne-1] Sherbourne, Robin. Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14. Institute for Public Policy Research. p. 104. ISBN 978-99945-78-14-6.

[2] Tjitemisa, K. (2020-03-24). "Agri sector welcomes Schlettwein". New Era. Retrieved 27 March 2020.

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