Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is a Namibian politician serving as Namibia's vice president since February 2024. She is the third Vice-President of Namibia. She previously served as the deputy prime minister of Namibia from 2015 to 2024. She is also SWAPO's first female presidential candidate. Nandi-Ndaitwah has also served as Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation since December 2012. From March 2010 to December 2012, she was Minister of Environment and Tourism. She is a member of SWAPO, Namibia's ruling party, and a long-time member of the National Assembly. In 2017, Nandi-Ndaitwah was elected vice-president of SWAPO at the its sixth Congress. She is the first woman to serve in that position.