National
Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of Namibia
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President (Constitution of Namibia, Art. 35).
- Chosen by
- President of Namibia
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Emma Kantema SWAPO Report Source: ecn.na, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- parliament.na · checked Parliament of Namibia, 8th National Assembly member list, read 2026-10-12: "Kantema, Emma: Minister: Gender Equality & Child Welfare" and "Mbwale, Linda: Deputy Minister: Gender Equality and Child Welfare" (social grants sit with Finance and Social Grants Management). For: Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare
- parliament.na · checked Parliament of Namibia and Constitution of Namibia: office structure and selection method, read 2026-10-12. For: Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare
- ecn.na · checked Government Gazette No. 8555 (3 January 2025), Government Notice No. 2, read 2026-10-12: holder was elected to the National Assembly on the SWAPO Party of Namibia list, so the term carries SWAPO. For: Emma Kantema, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Executive holders. Fallback: Wikipedia Cabinet of Namibia (read 2026-10-12), because gov.na/op.gov.na was unreachable (connection refused); cross-checked against the parliament.na member list. For: Emma Kantema, current term