{{Infobox US Cabinet|post=Attorney General|body=Namibia|flag=|flagsize=110px|flagcaption=|insignia=Coat of arms of Namibia.svg|insigniasize=120px|insigniacaption=Coat of arms of Namibia|image=|incumbent=Festus Mbandeka|incumbentsince=21 March 2020|department=Ministry of Justice|style=The Honorable|member_of=Cabinet|reports_to=The president|seat=Windhoek, Namibia|appointer=The president|appointer_qualified=|termlength=No fixed term|constituting_instrument=Constitution of Namibia|formation={{Start date and age|1990}}|first={{Ill|Hartmut Ruppel|de}}|succession=|deputy=Deputy Attorney General|salary=|website=}}{{Politics of Namibia}} The '''attorney general of Namibia''' is the chief legal adviser to the president and government of Namibia. They are responsible for upholding and promoting the Namibian constitution. Unlike many other attorneys general, the Namibian attorney general holds no prosecutorial power, which is instead the responsibility of the prosecutor general.

== History ==

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== List of attorneys general ==

=== Attorneys general of South West Africa === * Lucas Cornelius Steyn (1931-1933) * J. P. Niehaus (1939-1941) acting (United Party)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uir.unisa.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10500/5403/Niehaus%20inventory.pdf?sequence=1|title=UNITED PARTY ARCHIVES: J P NIEHAUS PAPERS|last=le Roux|first=Annette|date=April 1993}}</ref>

=== Attorneys general of Namibia === {{legend|{{party color|SWAPO}}|SWAPO|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {| class="wikitable" style="clear:right; text-align:center" !No. !Image !Name !Took office !Left office ! colspan="2" |President |- ! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|1}} |frameless|80x80px |{{Ill|Hartmut Ruppel|de}} |1990 |1995 | rowspan="4" |Sam Nujoma |- ! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|2}} |frameless|80x80px |Vekuii Rukoro |1995 |March 2000 |- ! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|3}} |frameless|80x80px |Ngarikutuke Tjiriange |March 2000 |26 January 2001 |- ! rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|4}} | rowspan="2" |frameless|80x80px | rowspan="2" |Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana | rowspan="2" |26 January 2001 | rowspan="2" |2008 |- | rowspan="2" |Hifikepunye Pohamba |- ! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|5}} |frameless|80x80px |Albert Kawana |2008 |21 March 2015 |- ! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|6}} |frameless|80x80px |Sacky Shanghala |21 March 2015 |8 February 2018 |Hage Geingob |- ! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|7}} |frameless|80x80px |Albert Kawana |8 February 2018 |21 March 2020 |Hage Geingob |- ! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|8}} |frameless|80x80px |Festus Mbandeka |21 March 2020 |incumbent |Hage Geingob |}

== See also ==

* Ministry of Justice (Namibia) * Politics of Namibia

== References ==

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Category:Attorneys-general of Namibia Category:1990 establishments in Namibia Category:Government of Namibia