Velenkosini Hlabisa
Velenkosini Hlabisa | |
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| Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2024 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Deputy | Dickson Masemola and Zolile Burns-Ncamashe |
| Preceded by | Thembi Nkadimeng |
| President of the Inkatha Freedom Party | |
| Assumed office 25 August 2019 | |
| Deputy | Inkosi Buthelezi |
| Preceded by | Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 19 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mangosuthu Buthelezi |
| Leader of the Opposition in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 18 October 2023 | |
| Premier | Sihle Zikalala Nomusa Dube-Ncube |
| Preceded by | Zwakele Mncwango |
| Succeeded by | Blessed Gwala |
| Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature | |
| In office 22 May 2019 – 18 October 2023 | |
| Mayor of the Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality | |
| In office 3 August 2016 – 22 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Velenkosini Fiki Hlabisa 4 January 1965 Hlabisa, Natal, South Africa |
| Political party | Inkatha Freedom Party |
| Alma mater | |
Velenkosini Fiki Hlabisa (born 4 January 1965) is a South African politician and former teacher who is currently serving as Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs in the Government of National Unity (GNU) since June 2024. He has been President of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) since 2019 and a member of South Africa's National Assembly where he serves as his party's leader since October 2023. He previously served as the Secretary-General of the IFP from 2011 to 2017, as the Mayor of the Big Five Hlabisa Local Municipality from 2016 to 2019 and as the Leader of the Opposition in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature between 2019 and 2023.
He currently serves as the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.