Aeneas Chigwedere

The Right Honourable
Aeneas Chigwedere
Governor of Mashonaland East
In office
25 August 2008 – 2013
PresidentRobert Mugabe
Prime MinisterMorgan Tsvangirai
Minister of Education, Sports, & Culture of Zimbabwe
In office
August 2001 – August 2008
PresidentRobert Mugabe
Succeeded byDavid Coltart
Personal details
Born(1939-11-25)25 November 1939
Southern Rhodesia
Died22 January 2021(2021-01-22) (aged 81)
Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe
Cause of deathCOVID-19
Political partyZANU–PF

Aeneas Soko Chigwedere (pronunciationⓘ) (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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Mkondani, Yvonne (22 January 2021). "Former education minister Chigwedere dies". ZBC News. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. ^ Moyo, Jeffrey. "Zimbabwe's former education minister dies of COVID-19". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 25 January 2021.