Bernadette Jagger

Bernadette Maria Jagger (born 26 February 1958) 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]

Honourable Bernadette Jagger
Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 February 2018
President	Hage Geingob
Prime Minister	Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Preceded by	Tommy Nambahu
Personal details
Born	(1958-02-26) 26 February 1958 (age 67) Riemvasmaak, South Africa
Alma mater	University of Exeter University of Warwick University of Namibia Sohnge Training College

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]