Lionel Mtshali | |
|---|---|
| Premier of KwaZulu-Natal | |
| In office 10 February 1999 – 23 April 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Ngubane |
| Succeeded by | S'bu Ndebele |
| Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology | |
| In office September 1996 – February 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Ngubane |
| Succeeded by | Ben Ngubane |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lionel Percival Hercules Mbeki Mtshali 7 November 1935 Vryheid, Zululand South Africa |
| Died | 13 December 2015 (aged 80) Durban, KwaZulu-Natal |
| Political party | Inkatha Freedom Party |
| Spouse | Daphne |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of the Free State |
Lionel Percival Hercules Mbeki Mtshali (7 November 1935 – 13 December 2015) was a South African politician who was Premier of KwaZulu-Natal from 1999 to 2004. He was known for unilaterally ordering the expansion of the province's antiretrovirals programme during the HIV/AIDS epidemic, in defiance of the policy of the national government under President Thabo Mbeki. A founding member and former chairperson of the Inkatha Freedom Party, Mtshali was also national Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology in the government of President Nelson Mandela from 1996 to 1999.
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