The Ministry of Gender Equality and Social Welfare is a department of the Namibian government. It was established in 2000 under the name Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Welfare, before that the portfolio was a directorate in the Office of the President. The first minister was Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.[1] In 2005 the ministry was renamed Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW).

In 2020 the ministry was merged with the Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, and renamed Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare (MGEPESW). Since then it falls under the Office of the President. It still has a dedicated minister, currently Doreen Sioka.[2]

Ministers

All gender equality and social welfare ministers in chronological order are:

# Picture Name (Birth–Death) Party Term start Term end
Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare
1Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah1952–SWAPO20002005
Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare
2Marlene Mungunda1954–SWAPO20052010
3Doreen Sioka1960–SWAPO20102012
4Rosalia Nghidinwa1952–2018SWAPO20122015
5Doreen Sioka1960–SWAPO20152020
Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare
5Doreen Sioka1960–SWAPO2020

References

  1. ↑ Hopwood, Graham. "Who's Who, entry for Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah". Namibia Institute for Democracy. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Tjitemisa, Kuzeeko (18 March 2020). "Commentators weigh in on trimmed executive". New Era.
  • Official website Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare
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