Lydia Johnson | |
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Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature | |
In office until 7 May 2019 | |
Speaker of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature | |
In office 8 October 2013 – 7 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Peggy Nkonyeni |
Succeeded by | Ntobeko Boyce |
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council for Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development | |
In office May 2009 – November 2011 | |
Premier | Zweli Mkhize |
Preceded by | Mtholephi Mthimkhulu |
Succeeded by | Meshack Radebe |
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council for Public Works | |
In office November 2006 – May 2009 | |
Premier | S'bu Ndebele |
Preceded by | Blessed Gwala |
Succeeded by | Maggie Govender |
Personal details | |
Citizenship | South African |
Political party | African National Congress |
Lydia Johnson is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature until 2019. She was the legislature's Speaker from 2013 to 2019 and previously served in the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council between 2006 and 2011: she was KwaZulu-Natal's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Public Works from 2006 to 2009 and MEC for Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development from 2009 to 2011. In June 2022, she was appointed board chairperson at Ezemvelo.