Gatot began his education at the Ketegan Taman Elementary School in 1966 and finished in 1972.

In 2002, while still serving at the Surabaya Regional People's Representative Council, Gatot attended the Wijaya Putra University to pursue master of science degree, and graduated in 2004.

[2] Ten years after that, he graduated with a doctor title from the 17 August University in Surabaya.

[6] Gatot then ran for a national office as a member of the People's Representative Council in the 2014 Indonesian legislative election.

[2] Gatot died at 03.00 on 18 January 2021 in Saiful Anwar Hospital, Malang, due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.