# Reggie Diergaardt

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{{Short description|Namibian politician (born 1957)}}
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| birth_place = [Upington](/source/Upington), Northern Cape, South Africa
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'''Reggie Diergaardt''' (born 9 August 1957) is a Namibian politician and member of the [National Assembly of Namibia](/source/National_Assembly_of_Namibia).

Prior to [Namibian independence](/source/Independence_of_Namibia) in 1990, Diergaardt was the leader of the [South West African Labour Party](/source/South_West_African_Labour_Party) and one of the founding members of the [United Democratic Front](/source/United_Democratic_Front_(Namibia)) (UDF).<ref name="KD89">{{cite web
|url=http://www.klausdierks.com/Chronology/131.htm
|title=Chronology of Namibian History, 1989
|last=Dierks
|first=Klaus
|authorlink=Klaus Dierks
|publisher=klausdierks.com
|accessdate=11 January 2013}}</ref> From 1989 to 1995 he served in the [Constituent Assembly of Namibia](/source/Members_of_the_Constituent_Assembly_of_Namibia) and in the [1st National Assembly of Namibia](/source/List_of_members_of_the_1st_National_Assembly_of_Namibia) on a UDF ticket. He was appointed deputy [ministry of Trade and Industry](/source/Ministry_of_Trade_and_Industry_(Namibia)) in 1990. In 1991 he was given the [Youth and Sport](/source/Ministry_of_Youth_and_Sport_(Namibia)) portfolio, again as deputy minister, a position he held until 1993.<ref name=parliament>{{Cite web | title= Diergaardt Reggie | publisher = [Parliament of Namibia](/source/Parliament_of_Namibia) | accessdate=1 October 2023 | url=https://www.parliament.na/dt_team/diergaardt-reggie-3/}}</ref>

Diergaardt became a member of [SWAPO](/source/SWAPO) and was appointed by former president [Hifikepunye Pohamba](/source/Hifikepunye_Pohamba) as one of six non-voting members of parliament.<ref>{{Cite news | title=PDM fields Diergaardt in Khomasdal | last=Ikela | first=Selma | newspaper=[New Era](/source/New_Era_(Namibia)) | date=19 December 2019 | url=https://neweralive.na/posts/pdm-fields-diergaardt-in-khomasdal}}</ref> He served his full term. In 2020 he gained a third term in the [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(Namibia)), this time for the [Popular Democratic Movement](/source/Popular_Democratic_Movement) (PDM).<ref name=parliament/>

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