Piet van der Walt

Piet Jacobus van der Walt (born 14 January 1966) is a Namibian businessperson and politician who has been the Deputy Minister of National Planning since 2018.

Early life and education Van der Walt grew up in Okahandja and went to primary school there. His secondary school was the Higher Technical School in Windhoek. He became a diesel mechanic by profession, graduating in 1989 from the Windhoek Technical College. He also holds an engineering diploma in mechanical drawing and machines and properties of metals.

Commenting on his alleged service for Koevoet, the counter-insurgency branch of the South West African Police (SWAPOL) before Namibian independence, he stated that his short stint in Oshakati in the north of Namibia was merely to serve in the auxiliary service as mechanic.

From 1990 he worked for Old Mutual in Windhoek. In 1999 he started Van der Walt Motors, a service station with surrounding shops near Windhoek's city centre.