Lindiwe Hendricks

Lindiwe Benedicta Hendricks
Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry
In office
22 May 2006 – 10 May 2009
PresidentThabo Mbeki
Kgalema Motlanthe
Preceded byBuyelwa Sonjica
Succeeded byBuyelwa Sonjica
Minister of Minerals and Energy
In office
22 June 2005 – 22 May 2006
PresidentThabo Mbeki
Preceded byPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Succeeded byBuyelwa Sonjica
Personal details
Born (1957-07-29) 29 July 1957 (age 68)
Political partyAfrican National Congress
ProfessionAttorney

Lindiwe Benedicta Hendricks (born 29 July 1957 in Vryburg, Northern Cape), formerly known as Lindiwe Ngwane, is a South African politician and a member of the National Assembly. She served as Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry in the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry from 22 May 2006 to 10 May 2009.[1][2]

She previously served as Minister of Minerals and Energy from 2005 to 2006, and Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry from 1999 to 2005. She was a partner of Ngwane & Ngwane Attorneys, a law firm based in Durban, from 1986 to 1988, and was an attorney at the Supreme Court from 1995 to 1999.

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Motlanthe moves to steady the ship