Lindiwe Ntshalintshali

Lindiwe Ntshalintshali is a South African politician serving as the Deputy Minister of Correctional Services and a member of the National Assembly since July 2024. A trained nurse by profession, she began her political career as a local councillor in Emalahleni in 2006, later serving as the municipality's Executive Mayor from 2015 to 2018. She subsequently held provincial cabinet positions in Mpumalanga as the MEC for Arts, Sports, Culture and Recreation and later as the MEC for Social Development. Ntshalintshali has been a prominent figure within the African National Congress, having served as the party's acting Provincial Secretary in Mpumalanga and as a member of its National Executive Committee.