Elijah Ngurare | |
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Prime Minister of Namibia | |
Assumed office 21 March 2025 | |
President | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah |
Deputy | Natangwe Ithete |
Preceded by | Saara Kuugongelwa |
Secretary General of the SWAPO Party Youth League | |
In office 2007–2015 | |
Preceded by | Paulus Kapia |
Succeeded by | Veikko Nekundi |
Secretary for Information, Publicity and Mobilisation of the SWAPO Party Youth League | |
In office 2002–2007 | |
Succeeded by | Job Amupanda |
Personal details | |
Born | Elijah Tjitunga Ngurare 28 October 1970 Nkurenkuru, Kavangoland, South West Africa |
Nationality | Namibian |
Political party | SWAPO |
Spouse | Albertina Mbute Ngurare |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Windhoek |
Alma mater | Central State University University of Dundee University College Cork |
Tjitunga Elijah Ngurare (born 28 October 1970) is a Namibian politician and academic who is the current Prime Minister of Namibia. A long-time member and supporter of SWAPO, Namibia's ruling party, he rose through the ranks of the SWAPO Party Youth League (SPYL), first serving as the Secretary for Information, Publicity, and Mobilisation from 2002, before becoming Secretary-General in 2007. He held this position until 2015, when he was expelled from the party.
He previously served as an academic at the University of Namibia and later as a director in the Ministry of Agriculture. On 21 March 2025, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah appointed him as the Prime Minister of Namibia.
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