Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Namibia)

The Ministry of International Relations and Trade is a department of the Namibian government. It was established as Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Namibian independence in 1990. The first Namibian foreign minister was Theo-Ben Gurirab. The minister is Selma Ashipala-Musavyi.

Names and portfolios

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as it was named since independence, was renamed Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation at the start of the 2015–2020 legislative period. In 2025 the Ministry of [Trade and Industry |Ministry of Trade and Industry] was dissolved, and the trade portfolio was given to the foreign ministry, resulting in its name.

Ministers

All foreign ministers in chronological order are: