page_title: SWAPO
section_title: Central Committee
hierarchical_section_title: SWAPO / Structure / Central Committee
caption_attribution_description: English: Typical sticker in SWAPO design as widespread icon on Namibian cars
context_page_description: The South West Africa People’s Organisation, officially known as SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former independence movement in Namibia. It has been the governing party in Namibia since the country achieved independence in 1990. The party continues to be dominated in number and influence by the Ovambo ethnic group.
  SWAPO has held a two-thirds majority in parliament from 1994 to 2019. In the general election held in November 2019, the party won 65.5% of the popular vote and 63 out of the 104 seats in the National Assembly. It also holds 40 out of the 42 seats in the National Council. As of November 2017, Namibian President Hage Geingob has been the president of SWAPO after being elected to the position at the party's electoral congress.
context_section_description: SWAPO's Central Committee consists of:
  The President
  The Vice-President
  The Secretary-General
  The Deputy Secretary-General
  The Founding President of SWAPO as a permanent member
  13 SWAPO Party Regional Coordinators
  54 members elected at the party congress
  10 members appointed by the party president
  The current members are:
  Hage Geingob (ex officio, SWAPO President)
  Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (ex officio, SWAPO Vice-President)
  Sophia Shaningwa (ex officio, SWAPO Secretary-General)
  Marco Hausiku (ex officio, SWAPO Deputy Secretary-General)
  Sam Nujoma (ex officio SWAPO founding President)
  Hifikepunye Pohamba (ex officio SWAPO former President)
  Elected members:
  Nahas Angula
  Abraham Iyambo
  Ben Amathila
  Marco Hausiku
  Nickey Iyambo
  Jerry Ekandjo
  John Mutorwa
  Utoni Nujoma
  Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
  Theo-Ben Gurirab
  Libertine Amathila
  Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
  Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana
  Bernard Esau
  Pohamba Shifeta
  Richard Kamwi
  Petrus Iilonga
  Joel Kaapanda
  Albert Kawana
  David Namwandi
  Isak Katali
  Katrina Hanse-Himarwa
  Erkki Nghimtina
  Tjekero Tweya
  Erastus Uutoni
  Samuel Ankama
  Margaret Mensah-Williams
  Mandume Pohamba
  Doreen Sioka
  Kazenambo Kazenambo
  Helmut Angula
  Peya Mushelenga
  Loide Kasingo
  Alpheus ǃNaruseb
  Peter Katjavivi
  Leon Jooste
  Asser Kapere
  Charles Namoloh
  Lempy Lucas
  Veikko Nekundi
  Hilma Nikanor
  Lucia Witbooi
  Penda Ya Ndakolo
  Usko Nghaamwa
  Immanuel Ngatjizeko
  Eunice Iipinge
  Elia Kaiyamo
  Moses Amweelo
  Sophia Shaningwa
  Samuel Nuuyoma
  Martha Namundjebo-Tilahun
  Rosalia Nghidinwa
  Clemens Kashuupulwa
  Henock Ya Kasita
  Uahekua Herunga
  Willem Konjore
  President-appointed members (2017):
  Calle Schlettwein
  Erkki Nghimtina
  Penda Ya Ndokolo
  Christina Hoebes
  Jennely Matundu
  Collien Van Wyk
caption: Typical SWAPO sticker on Namibian vehicle
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