Established in 1990, the Ministry of Justice of Namibia provides court representation to ministries, offices, agencies, the master of the High Court, the speaker of the National Assembly, the prosecutor-general, magistrates, the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, regional councils, recognized traditional authorities, and entities associated with the government administration.[1] It also supports the Law Reform and Development Commission.[2]
In 1995, the Ministry of Justice merged with the Attorney General's Office.[3][4]
Ministers
edit- Ngarikutuke Tjiriange[5][6] (1990-2003)
- Albert Kawana (2003-2004)
- Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana[4] (2005-2012)
- Utoni Nujoma (2012-2015)
- Albert Kawana (2015-2018)
- Sacky Shanghala (2018-2020)
- Yvonne Dausab (2020-present)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "About Us - GRN Portal". www.moj.gov.na. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "Law Reform". moj.gov.na. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Ex Parte: Attorney-General In Re: Constitutional Relationship Between Attorney-General and the Prosecutor-General (SA 7/93) [1995] NASC 1; 1995 (8) BCLR 1070 (NmS) (13 July 1995)". namibialii.org. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ a b "New ministries and new faces". 2005-04-22. Archived from the original on 2005-04-22. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1990". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
- ^ root. "Office of the Attorney-General". www.ag.gov.na. Retrieved 2018-06-30.