Bernadette Jagger Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Honourable
Bernadette Jagger
Birth Date:26 February 1958
Birth Place:Riemvasmaak, South Africa
Alma Mater:University of Exeter
University of Warwick
University of Namibia
Sohnge Training College
Office:Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism
Term Start:8 February 2018
President:Hage Geingob
Primeminister:Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Predecessor:Tommy Nambahu

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jagger, Bernadette Maria . . 22 October 2019 .
  2. News: President reshuffles Cabinet—Vice President relieved of duties . Matthys . Donald . . 8 February 2018 .
  3. News: Riemvasmakers defend settlement . Miyanicwe . Clemans . . 20 October 2019 . 6 . 23 October 2019 . 23 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191023082601/https://www.namibian.com.na/84586/read/Riemvasmakers-defend-settlement . dead .