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Fortunate Mashebu Lucky Mathebula was born in Pretoria. He received his Secondary Teachers Diploma at the Transvaal College of Education, his Bachelor’s and honours degrees in Public Administration (Cum Laude) at Vista University, and his Masters and doctoral degrees in Public Administration at the University of Pretoria. He holds a Harvard Business School Senior Executive Programme Certificate and a Fribourg University Diploma in Intergovernmental Relations.

He steered the establishment of the South African Association of Public Administration and Management, a professional association charged with the professionalisation of the public service. He is the founder editor of the current Journal of Public Administration and the Journal of Local Government Management. He serves in various study groups of policy think-tanks.

He is also a founder executive fellow of the Intergovernmental Relations Institute of South Africa (IGISA) based at the Central University of the Free State.

His career appointments include:

• High school teacher
• University lecturer at the University of Pretoria
• Deputy Director Local Government Research and Development (GP)
• Director Corporate Planning at DCS
• CEO, SA Foundation for Public Management
• Executive Director SAAPAM (Founder)
• Strategic Executive for Stakeholder Relations: EDI Holdings
• Strategic Adviser, National Assembly Deputy Speaker
• Strategic Adviser, Deputy Minister Economic Development
• Director of several companies.

He is the executive chairperson of the Business School of Entrepreneurship (Pty) Ltd and a consultant on Public Administration and Management with a particular focus on intergovernmental relations, group facilitation, strategic consulting, and stakeholder relations management.

He is a Christian, married to Khunjulwa, and they are blessed with a son, Mathebula, and two daughters, Mekateko and Amukelani.

His life is inspired by Psalm 121.