Theo Diergaardt Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Theo Diergaardt
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
Term Start:19 March 2015
Term End:22 July 2020
President:Hage Geingob
Predecessor:Lempy Lucas
Office2:Deputy Minister of Lands and Resettlement
Term Start2:January 2011
Term End2:19 March 2015
President2:Hifikepunye Pohamba
Successor2:Bernadus Swartbooi
Birth Place:Rehoboth, Hardap Region
Nationality:Namibian
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Accountant

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Theo Diergaardt - Short biography. Government of Namibia, Ministry of Lands and Resettlement. 13 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Regional Council Election Results 2015 . . 3 December 2015 . 5 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208163948/http://www.ecn.na/documents/27857/223442/Regional+Counils+Election+Results_Duly+elected+candidates+2015.pdf/32493774-80b3-4be3-9ca1-1f6ce187673a?version=1.0 . 8 December 2015 .
  3. News: Mixed results for opposition in regional polls . Menges . Werner . . 29 November 2015 .
  4. News: Deputies welcome challenge. Kapitako. Alvine. 25 January 2011. New Era.
  5. News: Costly Democracy. Immanuel. Shinovene. Mongudhi. Tileni. The Namibian. 20 March 2015. 1–2.
  6. Victoria Wolf: "Geingob conveys condolences on death of ex-deputy minister" . The Namibian, 23 July 2020.