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Theresia Samaria (born 1947) is a Namibian accountant, politician and diplomat who served as the first female mayor of Walvis Bay in Namibia. As of 2022, she is Namibia's High Comissioner to the Republic of Tanzania

Background and education
Samaria was born in 1947

Career
Samaria worked as an accountant attached to the Municipality of Kuisebmond, Walvis Bay.

Local government
Later on, in 1999, she was elected Mayor of Walvis Bay. Prior to that, Samaria had been the Chairperson of the Management Committee of the Walvis Bay Town Council

Foreign service
Between 1999 and 2003, Samaria served as the mayor of Walvis Bay In 2006, Samaria was appointed Namibia's Ambassador to the Nordic Countries