Honourable
Bernadette Jagger
Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism
Assumed office
8 February 2018
PresidentHage Geingob
Prime MinisterSaara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Preceded byTommy Nambahu
Personal details
Born (1958-02-26) 26 February 1958
Riemvasmaak, South Africa
Alma materUniversity of Exeter
University of Warwick
University of Namibia
Sohnge Training College

Bernadette Maria Jagger (born 26 February 1958 in Riemvasmaak, South Africa) is a Namibian politician. She is a member of SWAPO and became appointed to the party's Central Committee in 2012. In 2015 she won a seat in parliament.[1] In a cabinet reshuffle in February 2018 she was appointed Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism, succeeding Tommy Nambahu.[2]

Jagger is a teacher by profession. She holds certificates in lower and higher primary education from Sohnge Training College and University of Namibia, respectively, and rose through the ranks from being a teacher in 1976, a deputy principal in 1992, to the Kunene Regional Director of Education in 2012. Jagger also obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in English Language Teaching and Administration from the University of Warwick, and a Bachelor of Philosophy in Education from the University of Exeter.[1]

Jagger is a senior councillor of the Riemvasmakers community, a clan of the Nama people.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jagger, Bernadette Maria". Parliament of Namibia. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. Matthys, Donald (8 February 2018). "President reshuffles Cabinet—Vice President relieved of duties". Namibia Economist.
  3. Miyanicwe, Clemans (20 October 2019). "Riemvasmakers defend settlement". The Namibian. p. 6. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.