Ministry of Fisheries (Namibia)

The Government of Namibia's fisheries portfolio was at Namibian independence in 1990 allocated to the Ministry of Agriculture. Only in 1991 was a separate Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) established,^[1] the first minister was Helmut Angula. The current^[update] fisheries minister is Derek Klazen, former mayor of Walvis Bay.^[2]

Ministers

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

#	Picture	Name	(Birth–Death)	Party	Term start	Term end
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development
01		Gert Hanekom	1930–1999	SWAPO	1990	1991
Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources
02		Helmut Angula	1945–	SWAPO	1991	1995
03		Hifikepunye Pohamba	1935–	SWAPO	1995	1997
04		Abraham Iyambo	1961–2013	SWAPO	1997	2010
05		Bernard Esau	1957–	SWAPO	2010	2020
06		Albert Kawana	1956–	SWAPO	2020	2021
07		Derek Klazen	1965–	SWAPO	2021

This list is complete and up to date as of March 2022.

See also

• Economy of Namibia
• Environment of Namibia

References

1. Sherbourne, Robin. Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14. Institute for Public Policy Research. p. 132. ISBN 978-99945-78-14-6.
2. Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (22 April 2020). "Geingob shuffles his pack … Kapofi gets defence, Klazen promoted". New Era. p. 1.

External links

• Official website Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources