Hlengiwe Mavimbela | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MPL |
Office1: | KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture |
Premier1: | Sihle Zikalala |
Term Start1: | 27 May 2019 |
Term End1: | 11 August 2022 |
Predecessor1: | Bongi Sithole-Moloi |
Successor1: | Amanda Mapena |
Office2: | Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature |
Term Start2: | 22 May 2019 |
Birthname: | Hlengiwe Goodness Slindile Mavimbela |
Nationality: | South African |
Party: | African National Congress |
Occupation: | Member of the Executive Council |
Profession: | Teacher Politician |
Hlengiwe Goodness Slindile Mavimbela is a South African politician and teacher who served as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture in the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government from May 2019 to August 2022. She was elected to the legislature in May 2019. Mavimbela is a member of the African National Congress.
Mavimbela is from Umkhanyakude in northern KwaZulu-Natal.[1] She is a teacher by profession. She is a member of the African National Congress. Mavimbela was the speaker of Umkhanyakude District Municipality during the mayoralty of Jeff Vilane.
She was sworn in as a Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature on 22 May 2019. On 28 May, premier Sihle Zikalala appointed Mavimbela as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture.[2] She succeeded Bongi Sithole-Moloi and took office on the same day.[3]
On 11 August 2022, Mavimbela resigned as MEC ahead of the newly elected premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube's cabinet announcement.[4]