Age, Biography and Wiki
Mondli Gungubele was born on 1 February, 1957, is a South African politician. Discover Mondli Gungubele's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
| Popular As |
N/A |
| Occupation |
Politician
trade union leader
educator |
| Age |
67 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
1 February, 1957 |
| Birthday |
1 February |
| Birthplace |
N/A |
| Nationality |
|
We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 1 February.
He is a member of famous Politician with the age 67 years old group.
Mondli Gungubele Height, Weight & Measurements
At 67 years old, Mondli Gungubele height not available right now. We will update Mondli Gungubele's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Mondli Gungubele Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Mondli Gungubele worth at the age of 67 years old? Mondli Gungubele’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from . We have estimated Mondli Gungubele's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Politician |
Mondli Gungubele Social Network
Timeline
Mondli Gungubele (born 1 February 1957) is a South African politician, trade union leader and educator who is the current Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies and a member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the African National Congress.
Gungubele was born on 1 February 1957.
He has a Bachelor 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.
Between 1983 and 1990, he served as a trade union leader in the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).
He was active in the Congress 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 the African National Congress, he served as chairperson of the ANC's branches in Joubert Park and Vosloorus.
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.
In the first multi-racial elections in 1994, he was elected to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature as an ANC representative.
He served as the Member 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.
Gungubele was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2009 parliamentary elections.
He previously served as Executive Mayor of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (2010–2016), as Deputy Minister of Finance (2018–2019), as Chairperson of the Social Development Committee (2019–2021) and as Minister in the Presidency (2021–2023).
He resigned in November 2010 to take up the position of mayor of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality.
Deputy Minister Mzwandile Masina was nominated as the ANC's mayoral candidate for Ekurhuleni for the August 2016 local elections.
Masina was elected to replace Gungubele as mayor after the election, while Gungubele took up his seat in the National Assembly.
In 2017, he was elected to the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress.
After Cyril Ramaphosa was elected president of South Africa in February 2018, he appointed Gungubele as Deputy Minister of Finance.
Gungubele held the position until after the May 8, 2019 elections when David Masondo was appointed to replace him.
He was one of only two deputy ministers who were not reappointed to the national executive.
In July 2019, he was elected to head the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.
In June 2021, he became a member of the Committee for Section 194 Enquiry which will determine Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office.
During a cabinet reshuffle on 5 August 2021, Ramaphosa appointed Gungubele as Minister in the Presidency, replacing the late Jackson Mthembu, who succumbed to COVID-19 in January.
As a consequence of this, Gungubele stepped down as chair of the social development committee and lost his committee memberships.
He was sworn into office on 6 August.
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 the State Security Agency.
Ramaphosa's decision was criticised by the Democratic Alliance (DA) as "nothing more than a political chess move".
Gungubele was re-elected to another five-year term on the ANC NEC at the party's 55th National Conference held in December 2022.
During a cabinet reshuffle on 6 March 2023, Gungubele was appointed as Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies.
Gungubele has been described as a close ally to president Ramaphosa.
He was critical of former president Jacob Zuma.
He condemned the violent riots that occurred in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July 2021.
