Aeneas Chigwedere
Aeneas Chigwedere | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Mashonaland East | |
| In office 25 August 2008 – 28 June 2013 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Prime Minister | Morgan Tsvangirai |
| Preceded by | Ray Kaukonde |
| Succeeded by | Simbaneuta Mudarikwa (as Minister of State) |
| Minister of Education, Sports, & Culture of Zimbabwe | |
| In office August 2001 – August 2008 | |
| President | Robert Mugabe |
| Succeeded by | David Coltart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1939 |
| Died | 22 January 2021 (aged 81) |
| Cause of death | COVID-19 |
| Party | ZANU–PF |
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Aeneas Soko Chigwedere (ⓘ) (25 November 1939 – 22 January 2021) was a Zimbabwean politician, historian, educationist, and traditional leader. He served as the Minister of Education, Sports, & Culture since August 2001, and was appointed the Resident Minister and Governor of Mashonaland East Province in August 2008. He was installed as Headman Svosve Mubayiwa on 10 March 2008. On 22 January 2021, he died at his farm near Marondera following COVID-19 related complications during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe.