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Bernadette Jagger

Bernadette Jagger

Namibian politician (born 1958)

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]

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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]
    "Jagger, Bernadette Maria". Parliament of Namibia. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. [2]
    Matthys, Donald (8 February 2018). "President reshuffles Cabinet—Vice President relieved of duties". Namibia Economist.
  3. [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.


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