Mkhuleko Hlengwa | |
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Deputy Minister of Transport | |
Assumed office 3 July 2024 | |
President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
Minister | Barbara Creecy |
Preceded by | Lisa Mangcu |
Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts | |
In office 2 July 2019 – 28 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Themba Godi |
Succeeded by | Songezi Zibi |
Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 8 May 2012 | |
Constituency | KwaZulu-Natal (2012–2019) |
National Chairperson of the Inkatha Freedom Party Youth Brigade | |
In office March 2011 – July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Pat Lebenya-Ntanzi |
Succeeded by | Mthokozisi Nxumalo |
Personal details | |
Born | Mfume, eThekwini Natal Province, South Africa | 12 June 1987
Political party | Inkatha Freedom Party |
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Education | Port Shepstone High School |
Alma mater | University 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.