Kgosientso ramokgopa biography of albert einstein

South African politician (born )

Kgosientsho David "Sputla" Ramokgopa (born 25 January ) is a South African politician who was the Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity from , and the Minister of Electricity and Energy from 3 July ^[1] He was the Mayor of Tshwane from to He was also a Member of the Executive Council in the Gauteng provincial government in and worked in the Presidency of South Africa as head of infrastructure from to

A civil engineer by training, Ramokgopa entered formal politics as a ward councillor for the African National Congress (ANC) in Tshwane between and After several years running public and private entities, he returned to politics in November when he was elected Mayor of Tshwane.

By that time he was also the Regional Chairperson of the ANC's branch in Tshwane, a position he held until In June , Ramokgopa was passed over for reappointment as the ANC's mayoral candidate in the local government elections