The Government of Namibia consists of the executive, the legislative and the judiciary branches. The Cabinet

Cabinet of Namibia

The Cabinet of Namibia is an appointed body that was established by the Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Namibia. It is mandated to include the following positions:...

 is the executive organ of government, implementing the laws of the country. It consists of the President, the Prime Minister and his deputy, as well as the Ministers. The legislative organs of government are the National Council

National Council of Namibia

The National Council of Namibia is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament.The 26 National Council members are chosen by regional councils, which are directly elected for a term of six-years. Each of the 13 regional councils chooses two of its members to serve on the National Council...

 and the National Assembly

National Assembly of Namibia

The National Assembly of Namibia is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It has a total of 78 members. 72 members are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms. Six additional members are appointed by the President.The...

. They make the laws of the country. The judiciary organs of government are the courts. The highest court of Namibia is the Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Namibia

The Supreme Court of Namibia is the supreme court in all matters under Namibian law. It is the court of last resort and highest appellate court in the country. It is located in the centre of the capital Windhoek.-History:...

. There is also the High Court, and lower courts.

The Namibian government is partly centralised and partly regional. In the executive branch, Central government consists of ministries, offices and agencies, whereas regional government consists of Regional Councils, and constituencies within these. The legislation is centralised in the lower house

Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...

 (National Assembly), and regional in the upper house (National Council). The judiciary is centralised in the Supreme Court, whereas High Courts and lower courts are distributed all over the country.

Executive branch of government

The central executive branch of government consists of Offices, Ministries, and Agencies. The Offices of central government are:

• Office of the President (OoP)
• Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)
• Office of the Auditor-General (OAG)
• Office of the Ombudsman

There are twenty Ministries in Namibia:

• Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF)
• Ministry of Defence (MoD)
• Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET)
• Ministry of Education (MoE)
• Ministry of Finance (MoF)
• Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
• Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECF)
• Ministry of Health and Social Services (MHSS)
• Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration
• Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT)
• Ministry of Justice and Attorney General (MoJ)
• Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW)
• Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME)
• Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development (MRLGHRD)
• Ministry of Safety and Security (MSS)
• Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI)
• Ministry of Veterans Affairs
• Ministry of Works and Transport (MoW)
• Ministry of Youth, National Services, Sport and Culture (MYNSSC)

The Agencies of central government are:

• Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)
• Electoral Commission (EC)
• Namibia Central Intelligence Service (NCIS)