Mondli Gungubele | |
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 Gungubele in 2011 | |
| DeputyMinister of Communications and Digital Technologies | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2024 | |
| Minister | Solly Malatsi |
| Preceded by | Philly Mapulane |
| Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies | |
| In office 6 March 2023 – 19 June 2024 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Khumbudzo Ntshavheni |
| Succeeded by | Solly Malatsi |
| Minister in the Presidency | |
| In office 6 August 2021 – 6 March 2023 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy | Thembi Siweya Pinky Kekana Zizi Kodwa |
| Preceded by | Khumbudzo Ntshavheni (acting) Jackson Mthembu |
| Succeeded by | Khumbudzo Ntshavheni |
| Chairperson of thePortfolio Committee on Social Development | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 5 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rosemary Capa |
| Succeeded by | Queenie Mvana |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | |
| In office 27 February 2018 – 25 May 2019 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Minister | Tito Mboweni |
| Preceded by | Sfiso Buthelezi |
| Succeeded by | David Masondo |
| National Executive Committee of the African National Congress | |
| Assumed office December 2017 | |
| Mayor of Ekurhuleni | |
| In office 2 November 2010 – 23 August 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ntombi Mekgwe |
| Succeeded by | Mzwandile Masina |
| National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 5 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mzwandile Masina |
| Constituency | National list |
| In office 6 May 2009 – 2 November 2010 | |
| Succeeded by | Paul Mashatile |
| Constituency | Gauteng |
| Gauteng Provincial Legislature | |
| In office June 1999 – April 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mondli Gungubele (1957-02-01)1 February 1957 (age 68) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Political party | African National Congress |
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Mondli Gungubele (born 1 February 1957) is a South African politician and trade unionist who is the current DeputyMinister of Communications and Digital Technologies and amember of the National Assembly of South Africa for theAfrican National Congress. He previously served as Executive Mayor of theEkurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (2010–2016), as Deputy Minister of Finance (2018–2019), as Chairperson of the Social Development Committee (2019–2021) and asMinister in the Presidency (2021–2023).
He currently serves asDeputyMinister of Communications and Digital Technologies
Gungubele was born on 1 February 1957. He has aBachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree in law as well as a National Diploma in Nursing. He taught at Falo Senior Secondary School from 1980 to 1981.[1]
Between 1983 and 1990, he served as a trade union leader in theNational Union of Mineworkers (NUM). He was active in theCongress of South African Trade Unions from 1989 to 1991. Gungubele was the national organiser of the South African Health Workers Congress in 1991. A member of theAfrican National Congress, he served as chairperson of the ANC's branches inJoubert Park andVosloorus. Gungubele was a founder member of the ANC's East Rand region in 1991 after the party was unbanned. From 1992 to 2017 he served on the provincial executive committee of the ANC in Gauteng.[1]
In thefirst multi-racial elections in 1994, he was elected to theGauteng Provincial Legislature as an ANC representative.[1] He served as theMember of the Executive Council for multiple portfolios during his time in the Gauteng government. He was the MEC for Social Development and Community Services from 1994 to 1997, when he was appointed as MEC for Health, a position he held until 1999. In 1999, he was appointed to head the Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture portfolio. Gungubele later became chairperson of the Economic Affairs Portfolio Committee. He resigned from the legislature in 2007.[1]
Gungubele was elected to theNational Assembly of South Africa in the2009 parliamentary elections.[2] He resigned in November 2010 to take up the position of mayor of theEkurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.[3] Deputy MinisterMzwandile Masina was nominated as the ANC's mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni for theAugust 2016 local elections.[4] Masina was elected to replace Gungubele as mayor after the election,[5] while Gungubele took up his seat in the National Assembly.[6] In 2017, he was elected to theNational Executive Committee of the African National Congress.
AfterCyril Ramaphosa was elected president of South Africa in February 2018, he appointed Gungubele as Deputy Minister of Finance.[7] Gungubele held the position until after theMay 8, 2019 elections whenDavid Masondo was appointed to replace him. He was one of only two deputy ministers who were not reappointed to the national executive.[8] In July 2019, he was elected to head the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.[9]
In June 2021, he became a member of theCommittee for Section 194 Enquiry which will determine Public ProtectorBusisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office.[10]
During a cabinet reshuffle on 5 August 2021, Ramaphosa appointed Gungubele asMinister in the Presidency, replacing the lateJackson Mthembu, who succumbed toCOVID-19 in January.[1] As a consequence of this, Gungubele stepped down as chair of the social development committee and lost his committee memberships.[11] He was sworn into office on 6 August.[12]
In January 2022, Ramaphosa designated Gungubele in terms of Section 209(2) of the Constitution to "assume political responsibility for the control and direction" of theState Security Agency.[13][14] Ramaphosa's decision was criticised by theDemocratic Alliance (DA) as "nothing more than a political chess move".[15]
Gungubele was re-elected to another five-year term on the ANC NEC at the party's55th National Conference held in December 2022.[16]
During a cabinet reshuffle on 6 March 2023, Gungubele was appointed asMinister of Communications and Digital Technologies.[17]
Following the2024 South African general election he was moved to DeputyMinister of Communications and Digital Technologies.[18]
Gungubele has been described as a close ally to president Ramaphosa. He was critical of former presidentJacob Zuma. He condemned theviolent riots that occurred in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July 2021.[1]
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| Preceded by | Minister in the Presidency 2021–present | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development 2019–2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Deputy Minister of Finance 2018–2019 | Succeeded by |