Lindiwe Hendricks

{{Short description|South African politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}

{{Use South African English|date=August 2012}}

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Kgalema Motlanthe

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| birth_place = Vryburg, Northern Cape
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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 Affairs and Forestry in the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry from 22 May 2006 to 10 May 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id%3D1032 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-09-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112115839/http://www.info.gov.za/gol/gcis_profile.jsp?id=1032 |archivedate=12 November 2013 }}[http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-09-25-motlanthe-moves-to-steady-the-ship Motlanthe moves to steady the ship]

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.