Saara Kuugongelwa
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila MP | |
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.jpg) Kuugongelwa-Amadhila in 2020 | |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2025 | |
| President | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
| Preceded by | Peter Katjavivi |
| Prime Minister of Namibia | |
| In office 21 March 2015 – 21 March 2025 | |
| President | Hage Geingob Nangolo Mbumba |
| Deputy | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (2015–2024) John Mutorwa (2024–2025) |
| Preceded by | Hage Geingob |
| Succeeded by | Elijah Ngurare |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2003 – 21 March 2015 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma Hifikepunye Pohamba |
| Preceded by | Nangolo Mbumba |
| Succeeded by | Calle Schlettwein |
| Director General of the National Planning Commission of Namibia | |
| In office 1995–2003 | |
| President | Sam Nujoma |
| Succeeded by | Immanuel Ngatjizeko |
| Member of the National Assembly of Namibia | |
| Assumed office 1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1967 Otamanzi, South West Africa (now Namibia) |
| Nationality | Namibian |
| Political party | SWAPO |
| Alma mater | Lincoln University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (born 12 October 1967) is a Namibian politician. She was the fifth Prime Minister of Namibia from 2015 until 2025. She is a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO). She has been a member of the National Assembly of Namibia since 1995 and was Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2015.[1][2] She is the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Namibia. In 2025, she became the Speaker of the National Assembly.
References
- ↑ Graham Hopwood:Who's Who, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Saara - Swapo Namibian Institute for Democracy Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Profile: Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila". New Era. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2018.