The Ministry of Veteran Affairs was a department of the Namibian government, responsible for the social and economic support of veterans of the Namibian war of independence, and for the custody of Namibian independence war history. It was established in 2006. The first veteran affairs minister was Ngarikutuke Tjiriange, until then minister without portfolio.Brigitte Weidlich, " War vets get own Ministry", The Namibian, October 5, 2006.
The ministry was disbanded in 2015. The portfolio of veteran affairs fell to the office of the vice-president. In 2020 veteran affairs were added to the Ministry of Defence which was renamed Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA). The defence and veteran affairs minister is Frans Kapofi.
Ministers All veteran affairs ministers in chronological order are:
# Picture Name Party Term start Term end Minister of Veteran Affairs 1 Ngarikutuke Tjiriange 1943–2021 SWAPO 2006 2010 2 Nickey Iyambo 1936–2019 SWAPO 2010 2015 Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs 3 Peter Vilho 1962– SWAPO 2020 2021 4 Frans Kapofi 1953– SWAPO 2021
See also History of Namibia
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