North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs
In office 28 May 2019 – 6 July 2020
Premier
Job Mokgoro
Preceded by
Position reconfigured (Motlalepula Rosho as MEC for Local Government and Human Settlement)
Succeeded by
Mmoloki Cwaile
North West MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs
In office 8 May 2009 – 25 November 2010
Premier
Maureen Modiselle Thandi Modise
Preceded by
Howard Yawa
Succeeded by
Paul Sebegoe
Member of the North West Provincial Legislature
In office 22 May 2019 – 6 July 2020
In office 6 May 2009 – January 2016
Personal details
Born
Mothibedi Gordon Kegakilwe
1 April 1967 Tlakgameng, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Died
6 July 2020(2020-07-06) (aged 53) Klerksdorp, South Africa
Political party
African National Congress
Spouse
Betty
Children
3
Alma mater
University of the Free State University of the Witwatersrand
Profession
Politician
Mothibedi Gordon Kegakilwe (1 April 1967 – 6 July 2020) was a South African politician and a party member of the African National Congress. He served as the North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs from May 2019 until his death in July 2020.
Kegakilwe was elected to the North West Provincial Legislature in May 2009. He served as the MEC for Local Government and Traditional Affairs from 2009 until 2010 and was the ANC's chief whip between 2011 and 2013.[1] In January 2016, he resigned as an MPL but returned to the legislature after the May 2019 elections. Within the ANC, Kegakilwe served as deputy provincial secretary and as acting provincial secretary.[2]
^Thapelo, Dineo (10 July 2020). "Kegakilwe was a selfless leader". Pressreader (Sowetan). Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
^"COVID-19: NW Cogta MEC Gordon Kegakilwe dies". eNCA. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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