Ministry of Trade and Industry (Namibia)
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The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT) was a government ministry of Namibia, with headquarters in Windhoek. It was created at Namibian independence in 1990 as Ministry of Trade and Industry,[1] renamed Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development in 2015, and got the name Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade in 2020. The first Namibian minister of trade was Ben Amathila.[2]
In 2025 the ministry was disestablished. The trade portfolio was given to the foreign affairs ministry, and the industry portfolio to the Ministry of Mines and Energy.[3] The current[update] Minister of International Relations and Trade is Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, the Minister of Mines, Energy and Industry is Natangwe Ithete.
All trade and industry ministers in chronological order are:[1]
| # | Picture | Name | (Birth–Death) | Party | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Trade and Industry | ||||||
| 1 | Ben Amathila | 1938– | SWAPO | 1990 | 1993 | |
| 2 | Hidipo Hamutenya | 1939–2016 | SWAPO | 1993 | 2005 | |
| 3 |  | Immanuel Ngatjizeko | 1952–2022 | SWAPO | 2005 | 2008 |
| 4 | .jpg) | Hage Geingob | 1941– | SWAPO | 2008 | 2012 |
| 5 | .jpg) | Calle Schlettwein | 1954– | SWAPO | 2012 | 2015 |
| Minister of Industrialization, Trade and SME Development | ||||||
| Immanuel Ngatjizeko | 1952–2022 | SWAPO | 2015 | 2018 | |
| 6 | .jpg) | Tjekero Tweya | 1967– | SWAPO | 2018 | 2020 |
| Minister of Industrialisation and Trade | ||||||
| 7 | Lucia Iipumbu[4] | 1975– | SWAPO | 2020 | 2025 | |
| # | Picture | Name | (Birth–Death) | Party | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of International Relations and Trade | ||||||
| 8 | Selma Ashipala-Musavyi | 1960– | SWAPO | 2025 | ||
| Minister of Mines, Energy and Industry | ||||||
| 8 | Natangwe Ithete | 1976– | SWAPO | 2025 | ||
