Tumelo Ramongalo

Tumelo Ramongalo is a South African politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the Democratic Alliance (DA) since 2024.

Background

At the 2016 municipal elections, Ramongalo was elected as a DA councillor on the Sedibeng District Municipality council. He also served as the DA's Youth Chairperson for the Vaal region. and served as Deputy Chairperson of the DA caucus on the council.

Parliamentary career Ramongalo stood as a DA parliamentary candidate on the regional list for Gauteng in the 2019 general election but was not elected. He again stood as a DA candidate on the Gauteng list in the 2024 national elections and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly of South Africa. He was sworn in on 25 June 2024. He is the first DA member of parliament from Emfuleni. He is a member of the Portfolio Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation and is an alternate member of the Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts, and Culture.

In 2024, he helped form the Vaal branch of the DA Rainbow Network (DARN), the party's LGBT organization.