| Native Name: | instead.--> |
| Term Start: | 1 November 2023 (Acting since 9 June 2022) |
| Predecessor: | Busisiwe Mkhwebane |
| Office1: | Deputy Public Protector of South Africa |
| Term Start1: | January 2020 |
| Term End1: | 1 November 2023 |
| Appointed1: | President Cyril Ramaphosa |
| 1Blankname1: | Public Protector |
| 1Namedata1: | Busisiwe Mkhwebane |
| Predecessor1: | Kevin Malunga |
| Birth Name: | Nompilo Kholeka Gcaleka |
| Birth Date: | 1982[1] |
| Birth Place: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Alma Mater: | University of KwaZulu-Natal (LLB Degree) University of Johannesburg (LLM Degree) |
| Website: | official website |
Nompilo Kholeka Gcaleka is a South African lawyer and the current Public Protector of South Africa. She previously served as Deputy Public Protector and became Acting Public Protector on 9 June 2022 following the suspension of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Gcaleka was recommended for appointment as the fifth person to hold the position of Public Protector in a vote by the National Assembly on 19 October 2023.[2] The Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) opposed Gcaleka's nomination to the Public Protector's office, saying she was not a suitable candidate.[3] [4] President Cyril Ramaphosa formally appointed Gcaleka for her seven-year term as Public Protector on 1 November 2023 [5]