Lindiwe Benedicta Hendricks | |
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Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry | |
In office 22 May 2006 – 10 May 2009 |
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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 |
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President | Thabo Mbeki |
Preceded by | Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka |
Succeeded by | Buyelwa Sonjica |
Personal details | |
Born |
Vryburg, Northern Cape |
29 July 1957
Nationality | South African |
Political party | African National Congress |
Profession | Attorney |
Lindiwe Benedicta Hendricks (b. 29 July 1957 in Vryburg, Northern Cape) is a South African politician and a member of the National Assembly. She has served as Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs in the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry from 22 May 2006 to 10 May 2009.
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.