Nationality Namibian Role Politician Name Theo Diergaardt | Profession Accountant Occupation Politician | |
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NAMPA: Rehoboth Deputy Minister on Land issues 20 Jan 2014
Vivian Theo Diergaardt is a Namibian politician and Member of Parliament. He has been Deputy Minister of Lands and Resettlement from 2011 to 2015 and currently is one of John Mutorwa's deputies in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry.
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Life and career
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.
Diergaardt is 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 to 2015. In January 2011 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Lands and Resettlement, and in March 2015 he was appointed one of two Deputy Ministers of Agriculture, Water and Forestry.