Mthandeni Dlungwana
Mthandeni Dlungwana | |
|---|---|
| Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature | |
| In office 14 September 2011 – 15 July 2019 | |
| Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council for Education | |
| In office June 2016 – May 2019 | |
| Premier | Willies Mchunu |
| Preceded by | Peggy Nkonyeni |
| Succeeded by | Kwazi Mshengu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1976 (age 49) eNqabeni, KwaNxamalala Natal Province, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Mthandeni Eric Dlungwana (born January 1976), also spelled Dlungwane, is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature between 2011 and 2019. He was formerly KwaZulu-Natal's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Education from 2016 to 2019 under Premier Willies Mchunu.
Dlungwana was the Provincial Chairperson of the ANC Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal from May 2010 until October 2011, when his leadership corps was disbanded by the national league after he fell out with league president Julius Malema. He is also a former Regional Chairperson of the ANC's Musa Dladla branch in Umgungundlovu District. He was dismissed from the KwaZulu-Natal Executive Council after the 2019 general election and he resigned from the legislature shortly afterwards in July 2019.