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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah | |
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.jpg) Nandi-Ndaitwah in 2022 | |
| President-elect of Namibia | |
| Assuming office 21 March 2025 | |
| Succeeding | Nangolo Mbumba |
| 3rd Vice President of Namibia | |
| Assumed office 4 February 2024 | |
| President | Nangolo Mbumba |
| Preceded by | Nangolo Mbumba |
| Deputy-Prime Minister of Namibia | |
| In office 21 March 2015 – 4 February 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Saara Kuugongelwa |
| Preceded by | Marco Hausiku |
| Succeeded by | John Mutorwa |
| Minister of International Relations and Cooperation | |
| In office 4 December 2012 – 4 February 2024 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Utoni Nujoma |
| Succeeded by | Peya Mushelenga |
| Minister of Environment and Tourism | |
| In office 21 March 2010 – 4 December 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Nahas Angula |
| Preceded by | Willem Konjore |
| Succeeded by | Uahekua Herunga |
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting | |
| In office 2005–2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Nahas Angula |
| Preceded by | Nangolo Mbumba |
| Succeeded by | Joel Kaapanda |
| Minister of Women Affairs and Child Welfare | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Hage Geingob |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Marlene Mungunda |
| Director General of Women Affairs | |
| In office 1996–2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Hage Geingob |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 21 March 1990 – 21 March 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Hage Geingob |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Netumbo Nandi 29 October 1952 Onamutai, South West Africa (now Namibia) |
| Political party | SWAPO |
| Spouse | Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ndemupelila Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (born 29 October 1952), nicknamed NNN,[1][2] is a Namibian politician who became president-elect of Namibia after winning the presidential election on 3 December 2024.[3] She is scheduled to be Namibia's fifth president and the first woman to hold this position.[4] She is serving as the third vice-president of Namibia since February 2024. She was also SWAPO's first female presidential candidate for the 2024 Namibian general election. In 2017, Nandi-Ndaitwah was elected vice-president of SWAPO, the first woman to serve in that position.
Nandi-Ndaitwah previously served as the deputy prime minister of Namibia from 2015 to 2024, minister of International Relations and Cooperation from December 2012 to 2015, and as minister of Environment and Tourism from March 2010 to December 2012. She is a long-time member of the National Assembly.
- ^ Mumbuu, Edward (16 November 2022). "SWAPO Braces for Vote Showdown". New Era Live.
- ^ "Naimibia Elects Its First Woman President". CBS News. 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Namibia will have its first female leader after the VP wins presidential election for ruling party". KTALnews.com. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Namene, John-Colin (4 December 2024). "Nandi-Ndaitwah elected as Namibia's first woman president". The Namibian. Retrieved 4 December 2024.