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Theo Diergaardt

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Theo Diergaardt
MP
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
In office
19 March 2015 – 22 July 2020
PresidentHage Geingob
Preceded byLempy Lucas
Deputy Minister of Lands and Resettlement
In office
January 2011 – 19 March 2015
PresidentHifikepunye Pohamba
Succeeded byBernadus Swartbooi
Personal details
BornRehoboth, Hardap Region
NationalityNamibian
Political party SWAPO
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAccountant

Vivian Theo Diergaardt (1969/1970 – 22 July 2020) was a Namibian politician and Member of Parliament. He was Deputy Minister of Lands and Resettlement from 2011 to 2015.

Life and career

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Diergaardt grew up in Rehoboth and attended school there at Dr Lemmer High School. He graduated from Peninsula Technikon with a Diploma in Cost and Management Accounting. Afterwards he obtained a Higher Diploma and a master's degree in the same discipline from Technicon SA, a distance university.[1]

Diergaardt was a SWAPO politician. He was the Regional Councillor for the Rehoboth Urban West constituency and a member of the National Council of Namibia as a representative of Hardap Region, both from 2004[1] to 2015.[2][3] In January 2011 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Lands and Resettlement,[4] and in March 2015 he was appointed one of two Deputy Ministers of Agriculture, Water and Forestry.[5]

Diergaardt died, aged 50, after a short illness in Windhoek on 22 July 2020.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hon. Theo Diergaardt - Short biography". Government of Namibia, Ministry of Lands and Resettlement. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 5. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
  3. ^ Menges, Werner (29 November 2015). "Mixed results for opposition in regional polls". The Namibian.
  4. ^ Kapitako, Alvine (25 January 2011). "Deputies welcome challenge". New Era.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Immanuel, Shinovene; Mongudhi, Tileni (20 March 2015). "Costly Democracy". The Namibian. pp. 1–2.
  6. ^ Victoria Wolf: "Geingob conveys condolences on death of ex-deputy minister" Archived 2020-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. The Namibian, 23 July 2020.