Dakota Legoete

Dakota Legoete
Provincial Secretary of the African National Congress in North West
In office
25 November 2013  February 2018
Deputy
Preceded byKabelo Mataboge
Succeeded byLouis Diremelo
Personal details
Born
Molefi David Legoete

(1972-06-01) 1 June 1972
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress

Molefi David "Dakota" Legoete (born 1 June 1972) is a South African politician and political strategist from the North West. He represents the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly, where he is chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans. He has been a member of the ANC National Executive Committee since December 2017.

A former local councillor in the North West, Legoete was the North West ANC's Provincial Secretary from 2013 to 2017, serving under his ally Supra Mahumapelo. He worked full-time at the ANC's headquarters at Luthuli House before he was elected to the National Assembly in the May 2024 general election.