Namibia

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Parliament
Chamber name
National Council
Structure & Status of parliament This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Upper chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1990
IPU Geopolitical Group/s IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
African Group

Speaker

Official title The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
Chairperson to the National Council
Speaker
Lukas Sinimbo Muha (Male)
Year of birth
1972
Term
15.12.2020
Additional information
Elected on 15 Dec. 2020.
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Secretary General

Official title This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary
Secretary General
Tousy Namiseb (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
1 May 2019 -

Members

Statutory number of members Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
Principal mode of designation of members
Indirectly elected members Indirectly elected, for example by regional parliaments or an electoral college.
42
Note on the statutory number of members
Les membres sont élus au scrutin indirect par les 14 conseils régionaux (à raison de trois membres par conseil régional).
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Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
42
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Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
36
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
6
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
14.29% See historical data for this field.
Statutory number of members per country As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
Population (in thousands) Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.
2,530
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Inhabitants per parliamentarian Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
17,329 See historical data for this field.

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Phillipus Katamelo (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
70
Oldest member
Bernardinus Shekutaamba (Male)
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 1 1 8 11 18 3 0 0 0
Total <= 45: 10 Total >= 46: 32
Male 0 1 0 7 11 14 3 0 0 0 36
Female 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 6
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger2.38%2.38%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger4.76%2.38%2.38%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger23.81%19.05%4.76%
Members for whom data is available
42 See historical data for this field.

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Voluntary political party quota.
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.