Ministry of Youth and Sport (Namibia)

The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service (MSYNS) is a department of the Namibian government. It was established as Ministry of Youth and Sport in 1991 when sport was split-off from the Ministry of Education. The first minister of education, culture and sport was Nahas Angula, serving from independence in 1990.[1] The first minister of youth and sport was Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana. The current minister is Agnes Tjongarero.[2]

The ministry was dissolved in 2000; The youth portfolio was discontinued, and sports was added to the Ministry of Basic Education.[3] In 2005 it was reestablished as Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture. Culture was again given back to the Ministry of Education in 2015, and the youth and sport ministry got its current name.

MSYNS appoints, directs, and takes advice from, the Namibia Sports Commission.[4]

Ministers

All youth and sport ministers in chronological order are:

#	Name	(Birth–Death)	Party	Term start	Term end
Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
01	Nahas Angula	1943–	SWAPO	1990	1991
Minister of Youth and Sport
02	Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana	1952–	SWAPO	1991	1996
03	Richard Kabajani	1943–2007	SWAPO	1996	2000
Minister of Basic Education, Culture and Sport
04	John Mutorwa	1957–	SWAPO	2000	2005
Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture
0	John Mutorwa	1957–	SWAPO	2005	2008
05	Willem Konjore	1945–2021	SWAPO	2008	2010
06	Kazenambo Kazenambo	1963–2021	SWAPO	2010	2012
07	Jerry Ekandjo	1947–	SWAPO	2012	2015
Minister of Sport, Youth and National Service
0	Jerry Ekandjo	1947–	SWAPO	2015	2018
08	Erastus Uutoni	1961–	SWAPO	2018	2020
09	Agnes Tjongarero	1946–	SWAPO	2020

References

Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 1989". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
Hembapu, Otniel (24 March 2020). "Pundits express views on Tjongarero's appointment". New Era Live. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 2000". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
"Promulgation of Namibia Sports Act, 2003 (Act No. 12 of 2003), of the Parliament" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3050. Government of Namibia. 27 August 2003.

External links

Official website Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service

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[KD1989-1] Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 1989". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[2] Hembapu, Otniel (24 March 2020). "Pundits express views on Tjongarero's appointment". New Era Live. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[KD2000-3] Dierks, Klaus. "Chronology of Namibian History, 2000". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

[4] "Promulgation of Namibia Sports Act, 2003 (Act No. 12 of 2003), of the Parliament" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3050. Government of Namibia. 27 August 2003.