National Assembly (Namibia)

National Assembly
7th National Assembly
Type
Type	Lower House of the Parliament of Namibia
History
Founded	21 March 1990[1]
Leadership
Speaker	Peter Katjavivi, SWAPO since 21 March 2015
Deputy Speaker	Loide Kasingo, SWAPO since 21 March 2010
Structure
Seats	104
Political groups	Government (71)   SWAPO (63)   Appointed members (8) Official opposition (16)   PDM (16) Other parties (17)   LPM (4)   NUDO (2)   APP (2)   UDF (2)   RP (2)   NEFF (2)   RDP (1)   CDV (1)   SWANU (1)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Closed list proportional representation and appointments by the President
Last election	27 November 2019
Meeting place
Tintenpalast, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Website
Parliament of Namibia

Politics of Namibia
Constitution Constituent Assembly
Executive President Nangolo Mbumba Vice-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa Cabinet
Legislature National Council Chairman: Bernard Sibalatani National Assembly Speaker: Peter Katjavivi
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Peter Shivute
Administrative divisions Regions Constituencies
Elections Recent elections General: 2014 2019 2024 Regional: 2010 2015 2020 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (list) Diplomatic missions of / in Namibia Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
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The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. Its laws must be approved by the National Council, the upper house. Since 2014, it has a total of 104 members. 96 members are directly elected through a system of closed list proportional representation and serve five-year terms.^[2] Eight additional members are appointed by the President. Since 2015, SWAPO member Peter Katjavivi has been the Speaker of the National Assembly.^[3]

Namibia's National Assembly emerged on Independence Day on 21 March 1990 from the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, following the elections of November 1989. That election, following guidelines established by the United Nations, included foreign observers in an effort to ensure a free and fair election process. The current National Assembly was formed following elections on 27 November 2019.