The first provisions for establishing a Rehoboth government were made on 15 December 1868, in Warmbad, German South West Africa.

From February 2007 to December 2019, the Rehoboth Basters were members of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO).

The government is formed by the Captains Council (Kapteinsraad), which is headed currently by Captain Jacky Britz, who was elected as leader in April 2021, defeating Rynault van Wyk.

[6] This election result, however, is currently disputed in the Windhoek High Court by van Wyk.

[6] Nationally, the Rehoboth Baster are represented by the United People's Movement.