The Government of Namibia's fisheries portfolio was at Namibian independence in 1990 allocated to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Only in 1991 was a separate Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) established,[1] the first minister was Helmut Angula.
The current[update] fisheries minister is Derek Klazen, former mayor of Walvis Bay.
[2] All fisheries ministers in chronological order are:[1]