Frank Pangallo

Frank Pangallo (born 15 October 1954) is an Australian politician and journalist. Beginning his career as a journalist and television reporter, Pangallo became a media advisor to Nick Xenophon in 2017, and was elected to an eight-year term in the South Australian Legislative Council in 2018 as a member of Xenophon's SA Best party. Pangallo left SA Best to sit as an independent in 2023, and joined the Liberal Party in 2025 to stand as their candidate in Waite for the 2026 state election. He failed to win the seat of Waite, only receiving 18.5% of first preferences votes.