Mkhuleko Hlengwa (born 12 June 1987) is a South African politician who serves as a

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for the

Inkatha Freedom Party The Inkatha Freedom Party ( zu, IQembu leNkatha yeNkululeko, IFP) is a right-wing political party in South Africa. The party has been led by Velenkosini Hlabisa since the party's 2019 National General Conference. Mangosuthu Buthelezi founded t ...

(IFP). He is the Chairperson of parliament's

Standing Committee on Public Accounts The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA; Afrikaans: ''Staande Komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge'') is a standing committee of the National Assembly of South Africa, the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa. It oversees the financial ...

(SCOPA). He became a Member of the

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in February 2012 and has served on the SCOPA committee since 2014. Hlengwa was previously the National Chairperson of the IFP Youth Brigade.

Life and career

Hlengwa was born in

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. His father, Mhlabunzima Hlengwa, served as an IFP MP from 1994 until 2004. He became a party activist at the young age of 10 in 1997 and soon became National Chairperson of the IFP Youth Brigade. He was sworn in as a Member of the National Assembly in May 2012 and consequently became one of the youngest parliamentarians. Following his re-election in May 2014, Hlengwa became a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. In June 2019, the

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offered the SCOPA chairpersonship to the IFP. The party accepted and nominated Hlengwa to head the committee. He took office in July 2019. Mthokozisi Nxumalo succeeded him as National Chairperson of the IFP Youth Brigade.IFP Youth Brigade elects new leadership
Retrieved on 19 July 2019.

References

External links

People's Assembly profile

Parliament of South Africa profile

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