Johannes Jurie Viljoen (born 14 May 1942 in
Aranos
Aranos is a town in the Hardap Region of central South east Namibia. The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were measured.
Politics
Until 2010 Aranos was governed by a 5-seat village cou ...
,
Hardap Region
Hardap is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Mariental. Hardap contains the municipality of Mariental, the towns Rehoboth and Aranos, and the self-governed villages Gibeon, Gochas, Kalkrand, Stampriet and Maltahöhe. It is ...
) is a
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
n politician. Viljoen was a member of the
4th National Assembly of Namibia
The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Namibia's bicameral Parliament. Its laws must be approved by the National Council, the upper house. Since 2014, it has a total of 104 members. 96 members are directly elected through a system of clos ...
from 2005 to 2010. From 2005 to 2010, Viljoen was the only representative of the
Monitor Action Group in the National Assembly.
Education
Viljoen graduated from
Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education
The Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (abbreviated as PU for CHE) was a South African university located in Potchefstroom. Instruction was mainly in Afrikaans. In 2004, the university was merged with other institutions to c ...
(now part of
North-West University
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, motto = ''Dit Begin Alles Hier (Afrikaans)''
''Gotlhe Go Simolola Fano (Setswana)''
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) in 1966. In 1976, Viljoen graduated from the
University of South Africa
The University of South Africa (UNISA), known colloquially as Unisa, is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, U ...
(UNISA), a distance learning university with a degree in history. He also graduated from the
Rand Afrikaans University
The Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) was a prominent South African institution of higher education and research that served the greater Johannesburg area and surroundings from 1967 to 2004. It has since merged with the Technikon Witwatersrand ...
(now part of the
University of Johannesburg
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a public university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the ...
) with a
M.A.
A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...
in history. A teacher by profession, Viljoen taught in
Gobabis
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,
Otjiwarongo
Otjiwarongo ( hz, beautiful place) is a city of 28,000 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Otjiwarongo electoral constituency and also the capital of Otjozondjupa.
Otjiwarongo is situated in c ...
,
Mariental and
Windhoek
Windhoek (, , ) is the capital and largest city of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level, almost exactly at the country's geographical centre. The population of Windhoek in 202 ...
as well as a principal and school inspector.
Politics
Viljoen took office following the
2004 legislative election, when his party, the MAG, appointed him to the National Assembly. He replaced
Kosie Pretorius. Viljoen had initially been placed 4th on MAG's party list. Viljoen and his party generally support
White Namibians
White Namibians (german: Weiße Namibier or Europäer Namibier) are people of European descent settled in Namibia. The majority of White Namibians are Afrikaners (locally born or of White South Africans descent), with many of the White minority ...
, claiming that
reverse racism
Reverse racism, sometimes referred to as reverse discrimination, is the concept that affirmative action and similar color-conscious programs for redressing racial inequality are a form of anti-white racism. The concept is often associated wi ...
is common in independent Namibia. In the 2009 elections, Viljoen and MAG did not receive enough votes to earn a seat in the National Assembly for the 5th National Assembly from 2010 to 2015.
Personal
Viljoen married Rita Viljoen in 1967 and the couple has four daughters and twelve grandchildren.
ELECTIONS 2009: MAG leading senior members
New Era, 5 October 2009
References
1942 births
Living people
White Namibian people
Namibian Afrikaner people
Namibian people of South African descent
Members of the National Assembly (Namibia)
People from Hardap Region
Monitor Action Group politicians
North-West University alumni
University of South Africa alumni
University of Johannesburg alumni
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