Mothibedi Gordon Kegakilwe was a South African politician and a party member of the African National Congress.
15 Facts About Gordon Kegakilwe
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Gordon Kegakilwe served as the North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs from May 2019 until his death in July 2020.
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Gordon Kegakilwe 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.
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Mothibedi Gordon Kegakilwe was born on 1 April 1967 in Tlakgameng, north of Vryburg in the Transvaal Province.
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Gordon Kegakilwe started school at Kegakilwe Primary School in 1973 and matriculated from Pinagare College.
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Gordon Kegakilwe then enrolled for a degree in medicine at the Medical University of Southern Africa.
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Gordon Kegakilwe obtained a degree in education, an honours degree in chemistry and a master's degree in governance from the University of the Free State.
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Gordon Kegakilwe joined the African National Congress and served as the head of the party's Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati region from 2006 until 2010.
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Gordon Kegakilwe was the municipal manager of the Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality.
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Gordon Kegakilwe was elected to the North West Provincial Legislature in May 2009.
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Gordon Kegakilwe was sworn in as a member of the legislature on 6 May 2009.
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Gordon Kegakilwe served in the post from 2011 until his resignation in 2013 due to allegations of him abusing state funds.
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Gordon Kegakilwe ran for provincial secretary in November 2013 but lost to Dakota Legoete.
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On 5 July 2020, Gordon Kegakilwe was admitted to a medical facility in Vryburg after testing positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa.
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Gordon Kegakilwe is survived by his wife and six children.