At
independence of Namibia there was no dedicated ministry for the security portfolio but a
Minister of State, a position occupied by
Peter Tsheehama, the head of the
Namibia Central Intelligence Service, until 2005. In 1995 the
Ministry of Prisons and Correctional Services was established. The ministry was renamed
Ministry of Safety and Security in 2005, and existed until 2020 when its portfolio was added to the
interior ministry, forming the
Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (
MHAISS). The minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security is
Albert Kawana. ==Ministers==