Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi
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Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi | |
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.jpg) Mkhaliphi in August 2024 | |
| Deputy Secretary-General of the Economic Freedom Fighters | |
| In office 15 December 2014 – 14 December 2019 | |
| President | Julius Malema |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Poppy Mailola |
| Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hlengiwe Octavia Hlophe-Maxon |
| Party | Economic Freedom Fighters |
| Alma mater | University of South Africa |
| Occupation | Member of Parliament |
| Profession | Politician |
Hlengiwe Octavia Mkhaliphi (née Hlophe-Maxon) is a South African politician who has been serving as a Member of the National Assembly since May 2014. Mkhaliphi is a founding member of the Economic Freedom Fighters and served as the party's inaugural deputy secretary-general from 2014 until 2019.
Mkhaliphi received a Bachelor of Administration Honours in Public Administration from the University of South Africa in April 2019.[1][2][3]
Political career
Mkhaliphi is a founding member of the Economic Freedom Fighters, a party that was established in July 2013 and is currently led by Julius Malema.[4] She was elected as one of the party's first parliamentarians in May 2014. In December of that same year, she was elected as the party's inaugural deputy secretary-general.[5]
Mkhaliphi returned to Parliament following the 2019 general election. At the party's December conference, she was nominated for a second term as deputy secretary-general, but she declined the nomination. Poppy Mailola was elected to succeed her.[6] She was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 2024 general election.[7]