| Lindiwe Benedicta Hendricks | |
| Office2: | Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry |
| Term Start2: | 22 May 2006 |
| Term End2: | 10 May 2009 |
| President2: | Thabo Mbeki Kgalema Motlanthe |
| Predecessor2: | Buyelwa Sonjica |
| Successor2: | Buyelwa Sonjica |
| Office3: | Minister of Minerals and Energy |
| Term Start3: | 22 June 2005 |
| Term End3: | 22 May 2006 |
| President3: | Thabo Mbeki |
| Predecessor3: | Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka |
| Successor3: | Buyelwa Sonjica |
| Birth Date: | 1957 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vryburg, Northern Cape Union of South Africa |
| 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 Affairs and Forestry 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.