Dirk Frederik Mudge is a Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

n farmer and former politician. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly and first National Assembly from 1989-1994. He broke with the National Party

National Party (South Africa)

The National Party is a former political party in South Africa. Founded in 1914, it was the governing party of the country from 4 June 1948 until 9 May 1994. Members of the National Party were sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats. Its policies included apartheid, the establishment of a...

 and sided with the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance of Namibia

The Democratic Turnhalle Alliance is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic Front, it formed the official opposition in Parliament until the parliamentary elections in 2009...

. He is a wealthy White Namibian

Whites in Namibia

White Namibians are people of European or Southern African birth or descent living in Namibia. Most white Namibians are Afrikaners, while some are descended from German, Portuguese, or English immigrants.- Distribution :...

 farmer by profession.

Political career

He was Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1980 to 1983, when he resigned due to a lack of progess in independence talks. Joining the Transitional Government of National Unity

Transitional Government of National Unity (Namibia)

The Transitional Government of National Unity was the government of Namibia from June 1985 to February 1989. The TGNU was a puppet government of Apartheid South Africa that sought moderate reform but was unable to secure recognition by the United Nations...

 upon its founding in June 1985, Mudge was chairman of the TGNU in 1986 and 1988.

In 1984, Mudge petitioned the apartheid South African government for the release of Namibian leader Andimba Toivo ya Toivo

Andimba Toivo ya Toivo

Herman Andimba Toivo ya Toivo is a Namibian politician who was active in the independence movement. He was a founding member of the Ovamboland People's Congress in 1957, at the beginning of the independence movement....

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Mudge was the chairman of DTA during the 1989 election to the Constituent Assembly

Namibian parliamentary election, 1989

Parliamentary elections were held in Namibia between 7 and 11 November 1989. These elections were for the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, which, upon independence in March 1990, became the National Assembly of Namibia.-Background:...

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Family

Dirk Mudge is married to Stienie Jacobs. They have five children, sixteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Mudge is the father of fellow politician Henk Mudge

Henk Mudge

Henk Mudge is a Namibian former politician. He is the former President of the Republican Party and formerly the party's only member in the National Assembly. He was replaced in the National Assembly by Clara Gowases....

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