National
Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy
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
- Modestus Amutse SWAPO since December 2025 Report Source: thebrief.com.na, checked
Previous holders
- Frans Kapofi Acting October 2025 to December 2025
Sources
- thebrief.com.na · checked The Brief (Windhoek), "Modestus Amutse appointed new Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy", 2 December 2025, read 2026-10-12: official title of the portfolio; parliament.na lists the deputy as "Deputy Minister: Industries, Mines and Energy". Fallback: news report, because gov.na/op.gov.na unreachable (connection refused / TLS error). For: Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy
- parliament.na · checked Parliament of Namibia and Constitution of Namibia: office structure and selection method, read 2026-10-12. For: Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy
- thebrief.com.na · checked The Brief, "Modestus Amutse appointed new Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy", 2 December 2025, read 2026-10-12: appointment under Art. 35, effective 2 December 2025. Fallback: news report, because gov.na unreachable; cross-checked against parliament.na NA list. Party SWAPO from Government Gazette 8555. For: Modestus Amutse, current term
- thebrief.com.na · checked The Brief, 2 December 2025, read 2026-10-12: Amutse appointed effective 2 December 2025, replacing Frans Kapofi, interim since October 2025; end date set to the day before. Fallback: news report, because gov.na unreachable; cross-checked against parliament.na NA list ("Amutse, Modestus: Minister: Mines and Energy"). For: Frans Kapofi, past 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: Frans Kapofi, past term