Background

Cloete, Dirk Andrew was born on April 2, 1938 in Pretoria, South Africa. Son of Dirk Ryk and Aletta Elizabeth (Faure) Cloete.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Pretoria, 1958.

Career

Photographer, Rand Daily Mail, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1963-1964; photographer, The Star, Johannesburg, 1964-1968; photographer, Finance Mail, Johannesburg, 1968-1975; coffee farmer,, Kiepersol, South Africa, 1975-1991; banana farmer,, Kiepersol, since 1987.

Achievements

• Dirk Andrew Cloete has been listed as a noteworthy Banana farmer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Kiepersol Farmers Union.

Connections

Married Rosemary Jean Ireland, April 28, 1973. Children: Julian, Katie.

Father:

Dirk Ryk Cloete

Mother:

Aletta Elizabeth (Faure) Cloete

Spouse:

Rosemary Jean Ireland

child:

Julian Cloete

child:

Katie Cloete