Job Mokgoro

Tebogo Job Mokgoro (born 15 May 1948) is a South African politician and academic serving as the 6th Premier of North West since June 2018. He is also a Member of the North West Provincial Legislature. He is a party member of the African National Congress.[1]

The Honourable

Job Mokgoro

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6th Premier of North West
Assumed office
22 June 2018
Preceded byWendy Nelson (acting)
Supra Mahumapelo
Member of the North West Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
22 June 2018
Personal details
Born
Tebogo Job Mokgoro

(1948-05-15) 15 May 1948
Kimberley, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
NationalitySouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Spouse(s)Yvonne Mokgoro
Alma materUniversity of Toledo

Early life, education and family

Job Mokgoro was born on 15 May 1948 in Kimberley in the Cape Province of the Union of South Africa. He obtained multiple administrative and academic accolades including a master's degree and a Honorary Doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Toledo.[2]

Career

After studying in the United States, Mokgoro became a lecturer at the University of Bophuthatswana. Before the 1994 election, he was one of the administrators of the Transitional Executive Council that were tasked to incorporate the traditional homelands, such as Bophuthatswana, into the new nine provinces. In 1994, Premier Popo Molefe appointed Mokgoro as the Director-General of the North West Province.[3]

Molefe tasked Mokgoro with rationalising and integrating three government administrations into the province. During his tenure as Director-General, he was regarded as a disciplinarian, due to him patrolling the provincial government offices to make sure that no employee was leaving early on Friday afternoons.[4] In 2014, Premier Supra Mahumapelo reappointed Mokgoro as Director-General.[5]

Mokgoro also served as the Director-General of the South African Management Development Institute. He taught at the Wits University’s Graduate School of Public and Development Management. He was also a policy analyst for the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). His most recent position was principal of the National School of Governance.[6]

On 21 June 2018, the ANC Secretary-General, Ace Magashule, announced Mokgoro as the new Premier of North West after the National Working Committee (NWC) of the African National Congress selected him. His predecessor, Supra Mahumapelo, resigned in May 2018 after weeks of violent protests. Mokgoro was reportedly seen as a compromise candidate since the process of selecting a candidate was complicated.[7][8]

The North West Provincial Legislature elected Mokgoro as Premier on 22 June 2018.[9] After the 2019 general elections, speculations arose that Mokgoro was due to be replaced as Premier because of ANC factional disputes in the province. The party ended up retaining him in the post.[10][11][12]

Personal life

Mokgoro is married to Yvonne Mokgoro, a former Constitutional Court judge who served from 1994 until 2009. They have five children.[13]

On 7 July 2020, Mokgoro tested positive for COVID-19. He took the test after the provincial MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlement and Traditional Affairs, Gordon Kegakilwe, died from complications of the virus.[14]

References
  1. Mahlati, Zintle. #JobMokgoro officially sworn in as North West premier, IOL, Mahikeng, 22 June 2018. Retrieved on 23 June 2018
  2. From our archives | Tebogo Job Mokgoro: The right man for the job, City Press, 27 October 2013. Retrieved on 4 August 2019.
  3. Know your premier: Professor Job Mokgoro, SABC Digital News, 22 May 2019. Retrieved on 4 August 2019.
  4. Makgoro described as a credible person, SABC, 21 June 2018. Retrieved on 4 August 2019.
  5. Meet the ANC's candidate for North West Premier. Retrieved on 4 August 2019.
  6. Staff Reporter. 6 Quick facts about the new NW premier Job Mokgoro, HuffPost, 21 June 2018. Retrieved on 23 June 2018.
  7. Mahlati, Zintle. ANC confirms Job Mokgoro as premier candidate for North West, IOL, Johannesburg, 21 June 2018. Retrieved on 23 June 2018.
  8. Montsho, Molaole. 'Internal battles preventing the ANC from naming North West premier', IOL, Rustenburg, 4 June 2018. Retrieved on 23 June 2018.
  9. Job Mokgoro sworn in as North West premier, Eyewitness News, 22 June 2018. Retrieved on 21 April 2019.
  10. ANC names Job Mokgoro as NW premier candidate. Retrieved on 20 May 2019.
  11. ANC retains Job Mokgoro as North West premier. Retrieved on 20 May 2019.
  12. Mokonyane out of cabinet as Job Mokgoro still North West premier, Thandi Modise new speaker. Retrieved on 22 May 2019.
  13. Head, Tom. Tebogo Job Mokgoro: 5 things to know about the new North West Premier, The South African, 21 June 2018. Retrieved on 23 June 2018.
  14. Karrim, Azarrah (7 July 2020). "North West Premier Job Mokgoro tests positive for Covid-19". News24. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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