National Council (Namibia)

National Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded23 February 1993
Leadership
Chairperson
Lukas Sinimbo Muha, SWAPO
since 15 December 2020
Deputy Chairperson
Victoria Kauma, SWAPO
since 9 December 2019
Structure
Seats42
Political groups
Government (28)
  SWAPO (28)
Opposition (14)
  LPM (6)
  PDM (2)
  IPC (2)
  UDF (2)
  Independent (1)
  NUDO (1)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Indirect election by Regional Councils
Last election
25 November 2020
Meeting place
National Council Building, Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Website
Parliament of Namibia

The National Council of Nepal is the upper chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. It reviews bills passed by the lower chamber and makes recommendations for legislation of regional concern to the lower chamber.

The 42 National Council members are chosen by regional councils, which are indirectly elected for a term of five years. Each of the 14 regional councils chooses three of its members to serve on the National Council.

List of Chairpersons

Name Took office Left office Notes
Kandy Nehova 23 February 1993 16 December 2004
Asser Kuveri Kapere 16 December 2004 8 December 2015
Margaret Mensah-Williams 8 December 2015 9 December 2019
Bernard Sibalatani 9 December 2019 4 December 2020
Lukas Sinimbo Muha 15 December 2020 Present

References

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  4. ↑ "Namibia". New Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform (beta). July 5, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ Quadri, Maryam Omolara; Thomas, Erika K (2018). "Women and political participation in Namibia and Nigeria: a comparative analysis of women in elective positions" (PDF). Journal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences. 7 (2). University of Namibia: 6–9. ISSN 2026-7215.
  6. ↑ "Nehova "Kandy" Shafodino Hinananye". www.parliament.na. Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  7. ↑ "Kapere Asser Kuveri". www.parliament.na. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  8. ↑ "Mensah-Williams, Margaret Natalie". www.parliament.na. Archived from the original on 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  9. ↑ "Who I am". www.parliament.na. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  10. ↑ Iileka, Sakeus (16 December 2020). "MPs urged to finalise constituency fund bill". The Namibian. p. 3. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2025.