The Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade (MIT) was a government ministry of Namibia, with headquarters in Windhoek. It was created at Namibian independence in 1990 as Ministry of Trade and Industry, renamed Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development in 2015, and got the name Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade in 2020. The first Namibian minister of trade was Ben Amathila.
In 2025 the ministry was disestablished. The trade portfolio was given to the foreign affairs ministry, and the industry portfolio to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The Minister of International Relations and Trade is Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, the Minister of Mines, Energy and Industry is Natangwe Ithete.
Ministers All trade and industry ministers in chronological order are:
# Picture Name Party Term start Term end Minister of Trade and Industry 1 Ben Amathila 1938– SWAPO 1990 1993 2 Hidipo Hamutenya 1939–2016 SWAPO 1993 2005 3 Immanuel Ngatjizeko 1952–2022 SWAPO 2005 2008 4 Hage Geingob 1941– SWAPO 2008 2012 5 Calle Schlettwein 1954– SWAPO 2012 2015 Minister of Industrialization, Trade and SME Development Immanuel Ngatjizeko 1952–2022 SWAPO 2015 2018 6 Tjekero Tweya 1967– SWAPO 2018 2020 Minister of Industrialisation and Trade 7 Lucia Iipumbu 1975– SWAPO 2020 2025 # Picture Name Party Term start Term end Minister of International Relations and Trade 8 Selma Ashipala-Musavyi 1960– SWAPO 2025 Minister of Mines, Energy and Industry 8 Natangwe Ithete 1976– SWAPO 2025
See also Economy of Namibia
References
External links Official website Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade