Mkhuleko Hlengwa

Mkhuleko Hlengwa
Hlengwa in 2019
Deputy Minister of Transport
Assumed office
3 July 2024
PresidentCyril Ramaphosa
MinisterBarbara Creecy
Preceded byLisa Mangcu
Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts
In office
2 July 2019 – 28 May 2024
Preceded byThemba Godi
Succeeded bySongezi Zibi
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
8 May 2012
ConstituencyKwaZulu-Natal (2012–2019)
National Chairperson of the Inkatha Freedom Party Youth Brigade
In office
March 2011 – July 2019
Preceded byPat Lebenya-Ntanzi
Succeeded byMthokozisi Nxumalo
Personal details
Born (1987-06-12) 12 June 1987 (age 37)
Mfume, eThekwini
Natal Province, South Africa
Political partyInkatha Freedom Party
Parent
EducationPort Shepstone High School
Alma materUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
University of South Africa

Mkhuleko Hlengwa (born 12 June 1987) is a South African politician who is currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Transport since July 2024. He is the national spokesperson of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and has represented the party in the National Assembly since May 2012.

Born in KwaZulu-Natal, Hlengwa rose to national prominence as the chairperson of Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts during the Sixth Parliament. Under his leadership the committee investigated the effects of state capture on state-owned enterprises. Before that, Hlengwa was the chairperson of the IFP Youth Brigade between March 2011 and July 2019. He was appointed as the IFP's spokesperson in July 2018.