Hlengiwe Mkhize
The Honourable Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize MP | |
|---|---|
 Mkhize in 2016 | |
| Deputy Minister of Women, the Youth and Persons with Disabilities | |
| In office 30 May 2019 – 16 September 2021 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Minister | Maite Nkoana-Mashabane |
| Minister of Higher Education and Training | |
| In office 17 October 2017 – 26 February 2018 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Blade Nzimande |
| Succeeded by | Naledi Pandor |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 31 March 2017 – 17 October 2017 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Malusi Gigaba |
| Succeeded by | Ayanda Dlodlo |
| Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 31 March 2017 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| In office 2009 – 16 September 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1952 |
| Died | 16 September 2021 (aged 69)[1] |
| Political party | South African Communist Party, African National Congress |
| Alma mater | University of Zululand, University of Natal |
Hlengiwe Buhle Mkhize (6 September 1952 – 16 September 2021) was a South African politician, who served as Minister of Higher Education and Training under President Jacob Zuma.
Early life and education[]
Mkhize was born on 6 September 1952.[2]
She earned Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Social Work and Sociology from the University of Zululand; Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology, and a Master of Clinical Psychology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.[2]
Career[]
Mkhize was a founding member, and trustee, of the Children and Violence Trust since 1995, had been a trustee of the Malibongwe Business Trust from 2005. She was a senior lecturer and researcher at Wits University from 1990 until 1995. Mkhize was a board member of the from 1994 to 1995; Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Commissioner and Chairperson of the Reparations and Rehabilitation committee from 1995 to 2003.[2]
She was first elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in 2009 as part of the African National Congress.[2]
She served as ambassador to the Netherlands, had a short stint as Deputy Minister for Correctional Services] and thereafter, from 2014 to 2017, served as the Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services.[2]
Mkhize was appointed Minister of Higher Education and Training by former President Jacob Zuma on 17 October 2017, after previously serving as Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services in the government of South Africa. In February 2018, she was sacked from cabinet by President Cyril Ramaphosa.[3]
Death[]
Mkhize died on 16 September 2021, aged 69.[4]
References[]
- ^ Norman, John. "Breaking: Former Deputy Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize Dies at 69".
- ^ a b c d e "Hlengiwe Mkhize". People's Assembly. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Ramaphosa swings the axe, cuts 13 from Zuma's Cabinet". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Baloyi, Thabo (16 September 2021). "BREAKING: Deputy Minister Hlengiwe Mkhize passes away". The South African. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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