Namibia 
 

24 Apr 1884 - 9 Jul 1915   9 Jul 1915 - 28 Jun 1919 28 Jun 1919 - 31 May 1928   31 May 1928 - 21 Mar 1990 26 Oct 1966 - 21 Mar 1990 SWAPO Flag (UN Recognized Namibia Flag) Adopted 21 Mar 1990 Map of Namibia Hear National Anthem "Namibia, Land of the Brave" Text of National Anthem Adopted 21 Mar 1991 Constitution (12 Mar 1990) Capital: Windhoek (Grootfontein May- Jul 1915; Windhuk 1891-1915; Otjimbigwe 1884-1891) Currency: Namibian Dollar (NAD); 1961-1993 South African Rand (ZAR); 1920-1961 South African Pound (ZAP); 1915-1920 Southwest African Mark (NAM); 1914-1915 German Southwest Africa Mark (NAP) National Holiday: 21 Mar (1990) Independence Day Population: 2,777,232 (2023) GDP: $23.1 billion (2021) Exports: $3.95 billion (2021) Imports: $6.05 billion (2021)  Ethnic groups: Ovambo 50%, Kavangos 9%, Herero 7%, Damara 7%, mixed European and African ancestry 6.5%, European 6%, Nama 5%, Caprivian 4%, San [Bushman] 3%, Baster [Rehoboth] 2%, Tswana 0.5%  (2020) Total Active Armed Forces: 9,900 (2019) Merchant marine: 15 ships (2022)  Religions: Christian (mainly Protestant) 97.5%, other 0.6% (includes Muslim, Baha'i, Jewish, Buddhist), unaffiliated 1.9% (2020) International Organizations/Treaties: ACP, AfCFTA, AfDB, APM, AU, C, CCM, CD, CPLP (associate observer), CTBT, CWC, ESCR, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, ICSID (signatory), IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, IRENA, ISA, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, NPT, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNFCC-KP, UNFCC-PA, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Namibia Index Chronology  9 Apr 1883                Agent of Adolf Lüderitz purchases Angra Pequeña                               (Lüderitz), taking possession on 12 May 1883. 24 Apr 1884                German South-West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika)                              protectorate. 30 Apr 1885 - 1889         Under Deutsch Kolonialgesell-schaft für                               Südwest-Africa (German South-West Africa                              Colonial Company) rule. 14 Sep 1892                German South-West Africa crown colony.  9 Jul 1915                Occupation by South Africa. German forces under                              Erich Victor Carl August Franke (b. 1865 - d.                              1936) surrender; fully occupied by 16 Aug 1915. 17 Dec 1920                South-West Africa a League of Nations mandate                              (administered by South Africa). 11 Dec 1946                South Africa rejects a UN Trusteeship for South-                               West Africa. 24 Aug 1954                South Africa announces mandate has lapsed and                              that "the territory and South Africa are one                              political entity." 27 Oct 1966                United Nations General Assembly terminates the                               mandate and puts South-West Africa under direct                              UN responsibility; South Africa does not                               recognize this and continues to exercise de                               facto authority. 19 May 1967                United Nations Council for Namibia created, it                              functioned as a policy-making organ of the UN                              General Assembly and as the legal administering                              authority of the trust territory. 12 Jun 1968                South-West Africa formally renamed Namibia by UN                              (not recognized by South Africa).  2 Oct 1968 - Jul 1980     Homelands similar to those in South Africa                               established. 30 Jan 1970                UN declares South Africa in "illegal occupation"                              of Namibia. 20 Dec 1976 - 21 Mar 1990  SWAPO granted observer status at the United Nations. 21 Mar 1990                Independence from South Africa                               (Republic of Namibia).  1 Mar 1994                Walvis Bay and Penguin Islands are formally                              transferred to Namibia. Traditional States Former Homelands Upingtonia/ Lijdensrust (1885-1887) Caprivi Strip (1909-1976)   Walvis Bay (1878-1994) Historical Maps of Namibia Map of Namibia 1920-1994

U.N. Commissioners for Namibia (until 12 Jun 1968, South West Africa)
(not recognized by the government of South Africa)
27 Oct 1966 - 16 Aug 1967  Anton Vratuša (Yugoslavia)         (b. 1915 - d. 2017)
                             (president of Ad Hoc Committee for South West Africa)
16 Aug 1967 -  1 Jan 1970  Konstantinos Stavropoulos (Greece) (b. 1905 - d. 1984)
                             (acting)
 1 Jan 1970 -  1 Jan 1974  Agha Abdul Hamid (Pakistan)        (b. 1912 - d. 1994)
                             (acting)
 1 Jan 1974 -  1 Jan 1977  Seán MacBride (Ireland)            (b. 1904 - d. 1988) 
 1 Jan 1977 -  1 Apr 1982  Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari       (b. 1937 - d. 2023) 
                             (Finland)
 1 Apr 1982 -  1 Jul 1987  Brajesh Chandra Mishra (India)     (b. 1928 - d. 2012)
 1 Jul 1987 - 21 Dec 1988  Bernt Wilmar Carlsson (Sweden)     (b. 1938 - d. 1988)
U.N. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Namibia
 1 Apr 1989 - 20 Mar 1990  Martti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari       (s.a.) 
                             (Finland)

Magistrates
 9 Apr 1883 - 12 May 1883  Heinrich Vogelsang (acting)        (b. 1862 - d. 1914)
12 May 1883 -  7 Oct 1884  Franz Adolf Eduard Lüderitz        (b. 1834 - d. 1886)
Reichskommissare (Imperial commissioners)
 7 Oct 1884 - May 1885     Gustav Nachtigal                   (b. 1834 - d. 1885)
May 1885 - Aug 1890        Heinrich Ernst Göring (acting)     (b. 1839 - d. 1913)
Aug 1890 - Mar 1891        Louis Nels (acting)                (b. 1855 - d. 1910)
Mar 1891 - Nov 1893        Curt Karl Bruno von François       (b. 1852 - d. 1931)
Landeshauptleute (administrators)
Nov 1893 - 15 Mar 1894     Curt Karl Bruno von François       (s.a.)
15 Mar 1894 - 18 Apr 1898  Theodor Gotthilf Leutwein          (b. 1849 - d. 1921)
                             (acting to 27 Jun 1895)
Governors
18 Apr 1898 - 19 Aug 1905  Theodor Gotthilf Leutwein          (s.a.)
19 Aug 1905 - Nov 1905     Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha  (b. 1848 - d. 1920)
                             (acting)
Nov 1905 - 20 May 1907     Friedrich von Lindequist           (b. 1862 - d. 1945)
20 May 1907 - 20 Jun 1910  Bruno von Schuckmann               (b. 1857 - d. 1919)
28 Aug 1910 -  9 Jul 1915  Theodor Seitz                      (b. 1863 - d. 1949)
Military governors
 9 Jul 1915 - 11 Jul 1915  Louis Botha                        (b. 1862 - d. 1919) 
11 Jul 1915 - 30 Oct 1915  Percival Scott Beves               (b. 1868 - d. 1924)
Administrators
31 Oct 1915 -  1 Oct 1920  Edmond Howard Lacam Gorges         (b. 1872 - d. 1924)
                             (from 3 Jun 1919, Sir Edmond Howard Lacam Gorges)  
 1 Oct 1920 -  1 Apr 1926  Gysbert Reitz Hofmeyr              (b. 1871 - d. 1942)
 1 Apr 1926 -  1 Apr 1933  Albertus Johannes Werth            (b. 1888 - d. 1948)
 1 Apr 1933 -  1 Apr 1943  David Gideon Conradie              (b. 1879 - d. 1966)
 1 Apr 1943 -  6 Dec 1951  Petrus Imker Hoogenhout            (b. 1884 - d. 1970)
 6 Dec 1951 -  1 Dec 1953  Albertus Johannes Roux van Rhijn   (b. 1890 - d. 1971)
 1 Dec 1953 -  1 Dec 1963  Daniel Thomas du Plessis Viljoen   (b. 1892 - d. 1972)
 1 Dec 1963 -  1 Nov 1968  Wentzel Christoffel du Plessis     (b. 1904 - d. 1988)
 1 Nov 1968 -  1 Nov 1971  Johannes Gert Hendrik van der Wath (b. 1903 - d. 1986)
 1 Nov 1971 -  1 Sep 1977  Barend Johannes van der Walt       (b. 1914 - d. 2002)
Administrators-general
 1 Sep 1977 -  7 Aug 1979  Marthinus Theunis Steyn            (b. 1920 - d. 1998)
 7 Aug 1979 -  4 Sep 1980  Gerrit Van Niekerk Viljoen         (b. 1926 - d. 2009)
 4 Sep 1980 -  1 Feb 1983  Daniel "Danie" Hough               (b. 1937 - d. 2008)
 1 Feb 1983 -  1 Jul 1985  Willem "Willie" Abraham van Niekerk(b. 1937 - d. 2009)
 1 Jul 1985 - 21 Mar 1990  Louis Alexander Pienaar            (b. 1926 - d. 2012)
Presidents 
21 Mar 1990 - 21 Mar 2005  Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma   (b. 1929)            SWAPO
21 Mar 2005 - 21 Mar 2015  Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba          (b. 1935)            SWAPO
21 Mar 2015 -  4 Feb 2024  Hage Gottfried Geingob             (b. 1941 - d. 2024)  SWAPO
24 Jan 2024 -              Nangolo Mbumba                     (b. 1941)            SWAPO
                             (acting for Geingob to 4 Feb 2024, then interim)

Chairman of the Council of Ministers
 1 Jul 1980 - 18 Jan 1983  Dirk Frederik Mudge                (b. 1928 - d. 2020)  RP+DTA
Chief Executive Officer
19 Jan 1983 - 17 Jun 1985  Jan F. Greebe
Chairmen of the Transitional Government of National Unity
17 Jun 1985 - 16 Sep 1985  Dawid Bezuidenhout (1st time)      (b. 1935 - d. 1998)  LP
17 Sep 1985 - 16 Dec 1985  Johannes "Hans" Gerard Adolph      (b. 1927 - d. 1998)  RFP
                             Diergaardt
17 Dec 1985 - 16 Mar 1986  Moses Katjikuru Katjiuongua        (b. 1942 - d. 2011)  SWANU
                             (1st time)
17 Mar 1986 - 16 Jun 1986  Fanuel Jariretundu Kozonguizi      (b. 1932 - d. 1995)  DTA 
17 Jun 1986 - 16 Sep 1986  Andrew Nick Matjila (1st time)     (b. 1932)            DTA 
17 Sep 1986 - 16 Dec 1986  Dirk Frederick Mudge (1st time)    (s.a.)               DTA
17 Dec 1986 - 31 Jan 1987  Ebenezer van Zijl                  (b. 1931 - d. 2009)  NPSWA
 1 Feb 1987 - 30 Apr 1987  Andreas Zack Shipanga (1st time)   (b. 1931 - d. 2012)  SWAPO-D
 1 May 1987 - 31 Jul 1987  Dawid Bezuidenhout (2nd time)      (s.a.)               LP
 1 Aug 1987 - 17 Jan 1988  Johannes "Jannie" de Wet           (b. 1927 - d. 2011)  NPSWA
18 Jan 1988 - 17 Apr 1988  Moses Katjikuru Katjiuongua        (s.a.)               SWANU
                             (2nd time)
18 Apr 1988 - 17 Jul 1988  Andrew Nick Matjila (2nd time)     (s.a.)               DTA 
18 Jul 1988 - 17 Oct 1988  Dirk Frederick Mudge (2nd time)    (s.a.)               DTA
18 Oct 1988 - Dec 1988     Andreas Zack Shipanga (2nd time)   (s.a.)               SWAPO-D
Dec 1988 - Jan 1989        Andrew Nick Matjila (3rd time)     (s.a.)               DTA 
Jan 1989 - 28 Feb 1989     Harry Daniel Booysen               (b. 1943)            LP
28 Feb 1989 - 21 Mar 1990  Post suspended
Prime ministers
21 Mar 1990 - 28 Aug 2002  Hage Gottfried Geingob (1st time)  (s.a.)               SWAPO
28 Aug 2002 - 21 Mar 2005  Theo-Ben Gurirab                   (b. 1939 - d. 2018)  SWAPO
21 Mar 2005 -  4 Dec 2012  Nahas Gideon Angula                (b. 1943)            SWAPO
 4 Dec 2012 - 21 Mar 2015  Hage Gottfried Geingob (2nd time)  (s.a.)               SWAPO
21 Mar 2015 -              Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila (f)     (b. 1967)            SWAPO

Chairmen of the Executive Committee
- White -
1977 - 31 May 1980         Abraham Hermanus du Plessis        (b. 1914)            NPSWA
 1 Jun 1980 - 30 Apr 1988  Jacobus Willem François "Kosie"    (b. 1935 - d. 2017)  NPSWA
                             Pretorius
 1 May 1988 - May 1989     Johannes "Jannie" de Wet           (s.a.)               NPSWA
- Coloured - 
14 Nov 1980 -  9 Mar 1984  Leonard Joseph Barnes              (b. 1933 - d. 2000)  LP
12 Mar 1984 - 17 Jun 1985  Dawid Bezuidenhout                 (s.a.)               LP
18 Jun 1985 - 29 Feb 1988  Willem A.A. Phillips               (b. 1930 - d. 1999)  LP
 1 Mar 1988 - May 1989     Raymond Reginald "Reggie"          (b. 1957)            LP:1989 UDF
                             Diergaardt

Territorial Disputes: Concerns from international experts and local populations over the Okavango Delta ecology in Botswana and human displacement scuttled Namibian plans to construct a hydroelectric dam on Popa Falls along the Angola-Namibia border; Namibia has supported, and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to, plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited, Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river; the Kazungula Bridge opened to traffic in May 2021; the governments of South Africa and Namibia have not signed or ratified the text of the 1994 Surveyor's General agreement placing the boundary in the middle of the Orange River; Namibia claims a median line boundary, while South Africa supports the northern bank of the river.

Party abbreviations: SWANU = South West Africa National Union (social democratic, nationalist, mainly Herero, est.1959); SWAPO = SWAPO Party of Namibia (social democratic, abandoned Marxism 1989, formerly South West Africa People's Organization, est.1960);
- Former parties: DTA = Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (SWAPO opposition, composed of LP, SW Africa Peoples Damara United Front, Rehoboth Baster Verniging, Caprivi Alliance Party, 5 Nov 1977-4 Nov 2017, renamed Popular Democratic Movement); LP = Labour Party of South-West Africa (South-West African Labour Party, 1973-Aug 1975 named Federal Coloured People's Party, 1973-1990); NP = National Party (white); RFP = Rehoboth Freedom Party (Baaster nationalist); RP = Republican Party (white, conservative, 1977, 2003-2010, merged into DTA); NPSWA = National Party of South-West Africa (white, pro-apartheid, aligned with S. Afr. National Party, 1924-1927, 1939-1989); SWAPO-D = South West African People's Organization - Democrats (split from SWAPO, 1978-1989); UDF = United Democratic Front of Namibia (mainly Damara, est.May 1988)

Upingtonia/Lijdensrust

20 Oct 1885                "Republic Upingtonia" ("Republiek van Upingtonia") settler
                             polity founded.
1886                       Name changed to Lijdensrust (Lydenrust); accepts 
                             German protection.
Jun 1887                   Republic dissolved.

 1 Jul 1890                Ceded to Germany by U.K. (called German Barotseland,
                             German Bechuanaland, or German Zambeziland).
22 Jan 1909                Area is named the Caprivi Zipfel ("Caprivi Strip").
27 Jan 1909                Fully incorporated into German South-West Africa.
21 Sep 1914                Occupied by British Southern Rhodesia police.
24 Nov 1914 -  1 Jan 1921  Administered by British Resident Commissioner for Bechuanaland
                             on behalf of the government of South Africa.
31 Dec 1919                Divided into East Caprivi (at Katima Mulilo) and West Caprivi.
 1 Jan 1921 -  1 Sep 1929  Administered by the British High Commissioners for Southern
                             Africa (see British Bechuanaland Protectorate under Botswana) on
                             behalf of the government of South Africa. Divided into an Eastern
                             part under a district commissioner in Kasane and a western part
                             administered by the district commissioner in Maun.
 1 Sep 1929 -  1 Aug 1939  Administration transferred back to Administrator of South-West
                             Africa.
 1 Aug 1939 - 1981         Administered directly by South Africa's Minister of Native Affairs
                            (from 23 Sep 1960, Bantu Administration) as an integral part of
                             South Africa.
26 Jul 1940                Caprivi Strip is declared a "native reserve" by South Africa.
1963                       West Caprivi proclaimed a nature park (from 1968, game park).
May 1972 - May 1989        East Caprivi (from 1 Apr 1976, Lozi) homeland established.
1981                       Administration transferred back to Administrator of South-West
                             Africa.
21 Mar 1990                Part of independent Namibia. 

German District Commissioners
17 Feb 1909 - 24 Jan 1910  Kurt Streitwolf                    (b. 1871 - d. 1954)
24 Jan 1910 - 16 Jan 1911  Hans Richard Kaufmann              (b. 1878 - d. 1914)
16 Jan 1911 - 21 Sep 1914  Victor Günter Egbert von           (b. 1873 - d. 1934)
                             Frankenberg und Proschlitz
British Special Commissioners
20 Nov 1914 - 1915         Harry Vernon Eason
1915 - 1916                William Bowker Surmon              (d. 1959)
1917 - 1918                Frank Thornton Owen Garbutt
1918 - 31 Dec 1920         Harold Bernard Neale
Police Superintendents
Sep 1914 - 1914            W.S. Chadwick
1914 - 1939                E.P. Brittz
District Commissioners at Kasane
 1 Jan 1921 - 1926/27      Harold Bernard Neale
1926/27 - 1929?            Vivien Frederic Ellenberger        (b. 1896 - d. 1977)
District Commissioners at Maun
1921 - 1929                ....
c.1924 - c.1926            Gerald Enright Nettelton           (b. 1894 - d. 1950)
District Commissioners
1929 - c.1939              ....
c.1939                     Edward Herbert Merivale Drury      (b. 1870 - d. 1946)
Magistrates for Eastern Caprivi Strip (Zipfel) and Native Commissioners
25 Oct 1939 - 31 Dec 1945  Leslie French Watts Trollope       (b. 1903 - d. 1965)
                             (1st time)
 1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1946  C.E. Kruger (acting)
 1 Jan 1947 - 12 Jan 1953  Leslie French Watts Trollope       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
13 Jan 1953 -  6 Dec 1956  A.B. Colenbrander (1st time)
 7 Dec 1956 - 13 Jan 1959  M.J. Verceuil
14 Jan 1959 -  5 Apr 1961  D.J. Wium
 6 Apr 1961 - 25 Aug 1963  N.W.D. Boshoff
26 Aug 1963 - 29 Oct 1963  A.B. Colenbrander (2nd time)(acting)
30 Oct 1963 -  1 Apr 1968  C.E. Kruger
 2 Apr 1968 - 31 Jul 1971  P.N. Hansmeyer
 1 Aug 1971 - 31 Jan 1972  J.J. Rossouw
 1 Feb 1972 - 23 Mar 1972  E.L. Gregory
Commissioner-general for the Machangana - Tsonga and for the Eastern Caprivi
Mar 1972 - 19 Mar 1976     Evert Frederik Potgieter

 8 Dec 1487                Discovered and claimed for Portugal by Bartholomeu Diaz,
                             named Bahia da Santa Maria da Conceicão (Conception Bay).
16th cent.                 Known as Bahia das Bahleas (Whales Bay).
26 Feb 1793                Claimed for Netherlands (Walvisch Baye) by Capt. F.R. Duminy.
 6-9 Dec 1795              Claimed for U.K. by Capt. T. Alexander aboard the HMS Star,
                             but the area is not annexed (Whale-fish Bay).
18 Jul 1817                U.K. relinquishes claim to coastal areas north of 18th parallel.
21 Jun 1861                Ichobe Island annexed for U.K.
12 Aug 1861                Penguin Islands annexed for U.K. (Hollamsbird, Mercury, Seal,
                             Penguin, Halifax, Possession, Albatross Rock, Pomona, 
                             Sinclair, Long, and Plumb Pudding islands).
 9 May 1864                U.K. disallows annexation of all the islands.
 5 May 1866                The 12 shore islands, including Penguin Islands, are re-annexed
                             to Cape Colony (officially 27 Feb 1867).
12 Mar 1878                Walvis Bay annexed by United Kingdom (Walvis Bay protectorate, 
                             annexation confirmed 14 Dec 1878).
 7 Aug 1884                "Walfish Bay" incorporated into Cape Colony (see South Africa).
31 May 1910                Walvis Bay passed from the Cape to the Union of South Africa.
23 May 1911                Final border alignment with German South-West Africa.
25 Dec 1914                German invasion of the enclave of Walvis Ba.y
20 Sep 1915                Placed under the administration of the South African administrator
                             of occupied South-West Africa.
 1 Oct 1922 -  4 Nov 1977  Walvis Bay administration transferred to South-West Africa
                             by South Africa (under the South-West Africa Affairs Act of
                             1922).
16 Mar 1931                Municipal status (suspended 12 Dec 1940 - 15 Apr 1948).
 1 Sep 1977                Walvis Bay administration transferred back to Cape province, as an
                             exclave of South Africa (repeal of the South-West Africa
                             Affairs Act of 1922).
 4 Nov 1977                South African claim to Walvis Bay and Penguin Islands declared
                             "null and void" and are named "integral parts of Namibia"
                             by the UN (formally 28 Jul 1978).
1980                       Walvis Bay represented in both the Cape Provincial Council and the
                             South African House of Assembly as part of the Sea Point
                             constituency in Cape Town, before becoming separate constituency
                             of Namaqualand in 1982.
15 Jan 1993 - 28 Feb 1994  Walvis Bay under joint Namibian-South African administration.
 1 Mar 1994                Walvis Bay exclave, and the Penguin Islands, are ceded to Namibia
                             by South Africa.

Captain
12 Mar 1878 - 1878         Richard C. Dyer                    (b. 1825 - d. 1918)
British Resident Magistrates
 1 Jun 1878 - 1880         D. Erskine
1879 - Jan 1880            W.E. Manning (acting for Erskine)
1880 - Nov 1880            William Coates Palgrave            (b. 1833 - d. 1897)
Nov 1880 - 1882            Benjamin d'Urban Musgrave
Aug 1882 - 13 Jun 1883     E.J. Whindus
Magistrates
13 Jun 1883 - 1885         J.S. Simpson
1885 - 1889                Emile S. Rolland
1889 - 1901                John James Cleverly (1st time)     (b. 1856 - d. 1906)
                             (acting to Jul 1890)
1902 - 1903                Frank H. Guthrie
1903 - Aug 1905            John James Cleverly (2nd time)     (s.a.)
Aug 1905 - 1909?           David Eadie
1909 - 1915                J.M. Richards
1915 - 1919                Frederic Wodehouse Bult            (b. 1876 - d. af.1935)
                             (military magistrate for Swakopmund)
1920 - 18 Mar 1925         K.R. Thomas
                             (magistrate for Swakopmund and Walvis)
Magistrate and Chairman of Village Management Board 
18 Mar 1925 - 16 Mar 1931  K.R. Thomas
Mayors 
16 Mar 1931 - 1932         S. Blyth
1932 - 1934                W.G. Neate
1934 - 1940                Thomas Perris Hall                 (b. 1889 - d. 19..) 
1940                       E.O. Bull
12 Dec 1940 - 15 Apr 1948  Municipal status suspended
                           (subordinated to magistrates for Swakopmund)
Magistrates for Swakopmund
12 Dec 1940 - 15 Apr 1948  ....
Mayors
29 Apr 1948 - 12 Sep 1949  John Christie                      (b. 1883 - d. 1953)  SALP
23 Sep 1949 - 12 Sep 1950  F. Davel
13 Sep 1950 -  6 Sep 1951  Joseph C. Harries (1st time)       (b. 1888 - d. 1959)
 7 Sep 1951 -  8 Feb 1952  A.C. Stafford
 9 Feb 1952 - 16 Sep 1953  W.J. Hamilton
17 Sep 1953 - 31 Aug 1954  Joseph C. Harries (2nd time)       (s.a.)
31 Aug 1954 - 21 Mar 1955  H. St. John Reid
22 Mar 1955 - 31 May 1955  W.A. Bester
14 Sep 1955 - 27 Aug 1958  William Austin Willis (1st time)   (b. 1914 - d. 1986)
27 Aug 1958 - 1960?        Peter van Aarde
1960? - 1963?              William Austin Willis (2nd time)   (s.a.)
 4 Jul 1963 - 11 Mar 1970  M.C. Botma
16 Mar 1970 - 14 Mar 1974  Heleon "Leon" Hendrikus Laubscher  (b. 1929)
                             (1st time)
14 Mar 1974 - 12 Mar 1975  Nelis Naudé  Dreyer                (b. 1928 - d. 1998)
14 Mar 1974 - 10 Mar 1977  Heleon "Leon" Hendrikus Laubscher  (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
11 Mar 1977 – 16 Mar 1978  Nico Retief (1st time)
17 Mar 1978 – 28 Mar 1980  A. Prinsloo
28 Mar 1980 – 27 Mar 1980  Hester Elizabeth Maria Deissler (f)(b. 1920 - d. 1998)
                             (1st time)
28 Mar 1980 – 17 Mar 1983  Nico Retief (2nd time)
18 Mar 1983 –  1 Nov 1988  Christo L. de Jager                (d. 20..)
 2 Nov 1988 –  6 Dec 1989  Hester Elizabeth Maria Deissler (f)(s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
 7 Dec 1989 –  4 Oct 1991  Nico Retief (3rd time)
25 Oct 1991 – 29 Oct 1992  Ronald Noel "Buddy" Bramwell
30 Oct 1992 –  8 Nov 1993  Jacobus N. "Koot" Blaauw
 9 Nov 1993 – 22 Aug 1994  Bryce Edwards                      (b. 1950 - d. 2012)
Chief Executive Officers of Joint Administrative Authority (in Pretoria)
15 Jan 1993 - 28 Feb 1994  Nangolo Mbumba (Namibia)           (b. 1941)            SWAPO
                           + Carl von Hirschberg              (b. 1926 - d. 2017)  Non-party
                              (South Africa)

Party abbreviations: SALP = South African Labour Party (democratic socialist, center-left, 1910-1958); SWAPO = SWAPO Party of Namibia (social democratic, abandoned marxism 1989, formerly South West Africa People's Organization, est.1960)