Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (Namibia)

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The Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) is a department of the Namibian government. It was established in 1990 as Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, responsible for licensing of the media, the first minister was Hidipo Hamutenya.[1]

The ministry was disbanded in 2000; Its portfolio was added to the foreign ministry.[2] In 2003 it was reestablished under its original name, and in 2008 it gained the communication portfolio from the Ministry of Works and Transport.[3][4] Since then it carries its current name. The current minister is Peya Mushelenga.[5]

Ministers

All information ministers in chronological order are:[3]

# Picture Name (Birth–Death) Party Term start Term end
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
1 Hidipo Hamutenya 1939–2016 SWAPO 1990 1993
2 Ben Amathila 1938– SWAPO 1993 2000
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Information and Broadcasting
3 Theo-Ben Gurirab 1938–2018 SWAPO 2000 2003
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
4 Nangolo Mbumba 1941– SWAPO 2003 2005
5 Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah 1952– SWAPO 2005 2008
Minister of Information and Communication Technology
6 Joel Kaapanda 1945– SWAPO 2008 2015
7 Tjekero Tweya 1960– SWAPO 2015 2018
8 Stanley Simataa 1960– SWAPO 2018 2020
9 Peya Mushelenga 1975– SWAPO 2020 2024
10 Emma Theofilus 1996– SWAPO 2024 -
This list is complete and up to date as of April 2022.

See also

References

  1. ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Biographies of Namibian Personalities, H. Entry for Hidipo Hamutenya". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 2000". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b Sherbourne, Robin. Guide to the Namibian Economy 2013/14. Institute for Public Policy Research. p. 334. ISBN 978-99945-78-14-6.
  4. ^ "About us". Government of Namibia. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ^ Nakatana, Festus (23 March 2020). "Geingob drops Cabinet surprises". New Era. p. 1.