16 Facts About Job Mokgoro

Tebogo Job Mokgoro was born on 15 May 1948 and is a South African politician and academic who served as the 6th Premier of North West from June 2018 until his resignation in August 2021.

Job Mokgoro was a Member of the North West Provincial Legislature during that time.

Job Mokgoro is a party member of the African National Congress.

Job Mokgoro was born on 15 May 1948 in Kimberley in the Cape Province of the Union of South Africa.

Job Mokgoro obtained multiple administrative and academic accolades including a master's degree and a Honorary Doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Toledo.

Molefe tasked Job Mokgoro with rationalising and integrating three government administrations into the province.

Job Mokgoro served as the Director-General of the South African Management Development Institute.

Job Mokgoro taught at the Wits University's Graduate School of Public and Development Management.

Job Mokgoro was a policy analyst for the Development Bank of Southern Africa.

Job Mokgoro was reportedly seen as a compromise candidate since the process of selecting a candidate was complicated.

Job Mokgoro then refused to resign as premier and as a member of the provincial legislature.

Job Mokgoro demanded an apology from the North West ANC IPC structure after they accused him of being responsible for the poor state of service delivery in the province, to which the IPC coordinator Hlomani Chauke apologised and thanked Mokgoro for his service.

On 26 August 2021, Job Mokgoro resigned as premier of the North West Province after he met with ANC president Ramaphosa.

Job Mokgoro said he tried to root out corruption in the provincial government.

Job Mokgoro was married to Yvonne Job Mokgoro, a former Constitutional Court judge who served from 1994 until 2009, until her death in 2024.

Job Mokgoro took the test after the provincial MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs, Gordon Kegakilwe, died from complications of the virus.