The Ministry of Fisheries was a government ministry of Namibia, with headquarters in Windhoek. At Namibian independence in 1990 the fisheries portfolio was allocated to the Ministry of Agriculture. Only in 1991 was a separate Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) established, the first minister was Helmut Angula.
In 2025 the ministry was disestablished, and the portfolio of fisheries was given back to the agriculture ministry. The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform is Mac Hengari.
Ministers All fisheries ministers in chronological order are:
# Picture Name Party Term start Term end Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development 1 Gert Hanekom 1930–1999 SWAPO 1990 1991 Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources 2 Helmut Angula 1945– SWAPO 1991 1995 3 Hifikepunye Pohamba 1935– SWAPO 1995 1997 4 Abraham Iyambo 1961–2013 SWAPO 1997 2010 5 Bernard Esau 1957– SWAPO 2010 2020 6 Albert Kawana 1956– SWAPO 2020 2021 7 Derek Klazen 1965– SWAPO 2021 2025 Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform 8 Mac Hengari SWAPO 21 March 2025 23 April 2025 9 Inge Zaamwani-Kamwi SWAPO 7 May 2025
See also Economy of Namibia Environment of Namibia
References
External links Official website Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources