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OFFICE OF VICE PRESIDENT MANDATE

(a) Serve at the pleasure of the President;

(b) Deputies, assist and advise the President, in the performance of his or her duties as may be required by the President, to whom he or she shall be accountable;

OBJECTIVES:

To render policy, advisory, administrative and political support to the President for effective governance.

FUNCTIONS:

The functions of the Vice President according to the Constitution of the Republic of Namibia (Article 28-c-) include deputizing, assisting and advising the President in the performance of his/her duties as may be required by the President.
Such support and administrative services can be sub-categorized into four (4) areas:

Executive functions: Direct rendering of assistance to the President to ensure that the Constitution of the country is upheld at all times. This is done by acting in the stead of the President when so assigned and also by chairing assigned Cabinet meetings or specialised Cabinet Committee meetings and any other such assigned temporary portfolios.

Ceremonial or representational functions: Involve meeting and exchanging views with various foreign and local dignitaries in and outside Namibia to promote or initiate consensus in line with the President’s vision of strengthening Namibia’s democracy, image and unitary character; social harmony and cohesion; economic well-being and political peace and stability.

Advisory functions: For the purposes of formulation of policies and implementation of government programs and projects, consult, communicate and network with various stakeholders from Government, social sector, private sector and labour unions and accordingly advise the President.