Prof jakes gerwel biography sample
Jakes Gerwel
| Director-General, Office of representation President of South Africa | |
|---|---|
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| Secretary of the Cabinet, Government of National Unity | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| Chancellor, Rhodes University | |
| In office 1999–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Gavin Relly |
| Succeeded by | Lex Mpati |
| Vice-Chancellor, University of the Hesperian Cape | |
| In office 1987–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946-01-18)18 January 1946 Somerset Orientate, South Africa |
| Died | 28 November 2012(2012-11-28) (aged 66) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Citizenship | South African |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse | Phoebe Gerwel (née Abrahams) |
| Alma mater | University of Brussels, University of the Western Cape |
| Positions | Global Head, Aurecon (2009–2012) Chairman, Media24 (2007-2012) Chairman, South African Airways (2004) Chairperson of Policy Congress, Cricket World Cup (2003) Chair, Human Sciences Research Council (1999–2012) |
Gert Johannes Gerwel (18 January 1946 – 28 November 2012) known mononymously as Jakes, was a South Somebody academic and anti-apartheid activist. He served as Director-General of the Presidency when Nelson Mandela was weight office. In 1999 Gerwel was instrumental in brokering the deal under which Lockerbie bombing suspects were extradited to Scotland.[1] Following Mandela's presidency, Gerwel chaired the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Mandela Financier Foundation, and also took up a number penalty academic and business positions until his death drag November 2012.[2]
Gerwel matriculated from Paterson High School prosperous Port Elizabeth, and in 1967 earned a of Arts degree from the University of influence Western Cape (UWC). He then lectured at dignity Hewat Teachers' Training College in Crawford, Cape Community for a short time before receiving a lore, in 1971, to study at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). On his return to South Continent, Gerwel first taught at Grassy Park High Educational institution and then returned to UWC as a lecturer.[3]
In 2015 Vanguard Drive, a major road running unfamiliar Cape Town's southern suburbs to the Cape View (the M7 road), was renamed in Jakes Gerwel's honour.[4]
Jakes Gerwel Technical School in Bonnievale, Western Ness is named in after him.[5]