Stan Mathabatha

Stanley Mathabatha
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Assumed office
14 June 2024
4th Premier of Limpopo
In office
18 July 2013 – 13 June 2024
President
Preceded byCassel Mathale
Succeeded byPhophi Ramathuba
Provincial Chairperson of the Limpopo African National Congress
Assumed office
16 February 2014
Deputy
Preceded byCassel Mathale
Personal details
Born
Chupu Stanley Mathabatha

(1957-01-21) 21 January 1957 (age 67)
Sekhukhune, Transvaal
Union of South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
Other political
affiliations
South African Communist Party
Alma materUniversity of the Western Cape University of Limpopo

Chupu Stanley Mathabatha (born 21 January 1957) is a South African politician who served as the 4th Premier of Limpopo and is currently serving as a member of South Africa's 7th Parliament. He was elected to the position of premier in July 2013 after the resignation of Cassel Mathale. He was previously a public servant in Limpopo province and from 2012 to 2013 completed a brief stint as a diplomat, serving as South African Ambassador to Ukraine under President Jacob Zuma. He was succeeded by the former Limpopo MEC of Health Phophi Ramathuba on 14 June 2024.[1]

A former member of Umkhonto we Sizwe and the United Democratic Front, Mathabatha was elected the Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo in February 2014. He was elected to a third four-year term as ANC Provincial Chairperson in June 2022. He is also a member of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party.

  1. ^ "Limpopo legislature | Ramathuba becomes Limpopo's first female premier - eNCA". www.enca.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.