Lindiwe Benedicta Hendricks | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry | |
| In office 22 May 2006 – 10 May 2009 | |
| President | Thabo Mbeki Kgalema Motlanthe |
| Preceded by | Buyelwa Sonjica |
| Succeeded by | Buyelwa Sonjica |
| Minister of Minerals and Energy | |
| In office 22 June 2005 – 22 May 2006 | |
| President | Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka |
| Succeeded by | Buyelwa Sonjica |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1957 Vryburg, Northern Cape Union of South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Profession | Attorney |
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 and Environmental Affairs 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.