Nomusa Dube-Ncube

The Honourable Nomusa Dube-Ncube
Dube-Ncube in July 2022
9th Premier of KwaZulu-Natal
In office 10 August 2022 – 18 June 2024
Monarch	Misuzulu
Preceded by	Sihle Zikalala
Succeeded by	Thami Ntuli
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Finance
In office 17 November 2020 – 10 August 2022
Premier	Sihle Zikalala
Preceded by	Ravi Pillay
Succeeded by	Peggy Nkonyeni
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs
In office 27 May 2019 – 17 November 2020
Premier	Sihle Zikalala
Preceded by	Sipho Hlomuka
Succeeded by	Ravi Pillay
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
In office 29 July 2009 – 27 May 2019
Premier	Zweli Mkhize Senzo Mchunu Willies Mchunu
Preceded by	Willies Mchunu
Succeeded by	Sipho Hlomuka
Personal details
Nationality	South African
Political party	African National Congress
Spouse	Sibusiso Ncube (Until 2022; his death)
Profession	Politician

Nomusa Dube-Ncube is a South African politician and former diplomat who was the 9th Premier of KwaZulu-Natal from August 2022 to June 2024. A member of the African National Congress, she is the first woman to hold the office. She was succeeded by Thami Ntuli.^[1]

Previously, she served as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from July 2009 to May 2019, as the MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs from May 2019 until November 2020, and as the MEC for Finance from November 2020 until her appointment as premier in August 2022. Prior to serving in the legislature, she was South Africa's ambassador to the Czech Republic.