# Attorney General of Namibia

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The '''attorney general of Namibia''' is the chief legal adviser to the [president](/source/President_of_Namibia) and [government](/source/Government_of_Namibia) of [Namibia](/source/Namibia). They are responsible for upholding and promoting the [Namibian constitution](/source/Constitution_of_Namibia). Unlike many other attorneys general, the Namibian attorney general holds no prosecutorial power, which is instead the responsibility of the [prosecutor general](/source/Prosecutor_General_of_Namibia).

== History ==

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== List of attorneys general ==

=== Attorneys general of South West Africa ===
* [Lucas Cornelius Steyn](/source/Lucas_Cornelius_Steyn) (1931-1933)
* [J. P. Niehaus](/source/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](/source/SWAPO)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable" style="clear:right; text-align:center"
!No.
!Image
!Name
!Took office
!Left office
! colspan="2" |[President](/source/President_of_Namibia) 
|-
! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|1}}
|frameless|80x80px
|{{Ill|Hartmut Ruppel|de}}
|1990
|1995
| rowspan="4" |[Sam Nujoma](/source/Sam_Nujoma)
|-
! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|2}}
|frameless|80x80px
|[Vekuii Rukoro](/source/Vekuii_Rukoro)
|1995
|March 2000
|-
! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|3}}
|frameless|80x80px
|[Ngarikutuke Tjiriange](/source/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](/source/Pendukeni_Iivula-Ithana)
| rowspan="2" |26 January 2001
| rowspan="2" |2008
|-
| rowspan="2" |[Hifikepunye Pohamba](/source/Hifikepunye_Pohamba)
|-
! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|5}}
|frameless|80x80px
|[Albert Kawana](/source/Albert_Kawana)
|2008
|21 March 2015
|-
! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|6}}
|frameless|80x80px
|[Sacky Shanghala](/source/Sacky_Shanghala)
|21 March 2015
|8 February 2018
|[Hage Geingob](/source/Hage_Geingob)
|-
! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|7}}
|frameless|80x80px
|[Albert Kawana](/source/Albert_Kawana)
|8 February 2018
|21 March 2020
|[Hage Geingob](/source/Hage_Geingob)
|-
! style="background: {{party color|SWAPO}};" |{{color|white|8}}
|frameless|80x80px
|[Festus Mbandeka](/source/Festus_Mbandeka)
|21 March 2020
|incumbent
|[Hage Geingob](/source/Hage_Geingob)
|}

== See also ==

* [Ministry of Justice (Namibia)](/source/Ministry_of_Justice_(Namibia))
* [Politics of Namibia](/source/Politics_of_Namibia)

== References ==

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

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