Lucia Iipumbu

Lucia Magano Iipumbu is a Namibian politician. A member of SWAPO, she entered parliament in 2015 and was immediately appointed as Deputy Minister of Economic and National Planning. After a Cabinet reshuffle in February 2018, she swapped positions with Piet van der Walt and became Deputy Minister of Industrialisation, Trade and SME Development. In March 2020, she was promoted to Minister. On 20 March 2025 Iipumbu became Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security.
Iipumbu is a member of both SWAPO's central committee and its politburo.
Iipumbu holds a bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Namibia. Before becoming a politician full-time, she served in several administrative positions at the Government Institution Pension Funds.