1. Mondli Gungubele was born on 1 February 1957 and is a South African politician and trade unionist who is the current Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies and a member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the African National Congress.
Mondli Gungubele currently serves as Deputy Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies.
Mondli Gungubele has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in law as well as a National Diploma in Nursing.
Mondli Gungubele taught at Falo Senior Secondary School from 1980 to 1981.
Mondli Gungubele was active in the Congress of South African Trade Unions from 1989 to 1991.
Mondli Gungubele was a founder member of the ANC's East Rand region in 1991 after the party was unbanned.
Mondli Gungubele served as the Member of the Executive Council for multiple portfolios during his time in the Gauteng government.
Mondli Gungubele 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.
Mondli Gungubele later became chairperson of the Economic Affairs Portfolio Committee.
Mondli Gungubele was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2009 parliamentary elections.
Mondli Gungubele resigned in November 2010 to take up the position of mayor of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
Mondli Gungubele held the position until after the May 8,2019 elections when David Masondo was appointed to replace him.
Mondli Gungubele was one of only two deputy ministers who were not reappointed to the national executive.
Mondli Gungubele was re-elected to another five-year term on the ANC NEC at the party's 55th National Conference held in December 2022.
Mondli Gungubele has been described as a close ally to president Ramaphosa.
Mondli Gungubele condemned the violent riots that occurred in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July 2021.