Oscar Mabuyane

Oscar Mabuyane
7th Premier of the Eastern Cape
Assumed office
22 May 2019
Preceded byPhumulo Masualle
Member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Assumed office
19 February 2018
Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress in the Eastern Cape
Assumed office
1 October 2017
DeputyMlungisi Mvoko
Preceded byPhumulo Masualle
Personal details
Born (1974-02-24) 24 February 1974 (age 50)
Engcobo, Cape Province
South Africa
Political partyAfrican National Congress
SpouseSiyasanga
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Fort Hare
OccupationPolitician

Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane (born 24 February 1974) is a South African politician who has been serving as the seventh Premier of the Eastern Cape since May 2019. He was previously Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism in the Eastern Cape provincial government from May 2018 to May 2019.

Formerly a businessman and aide to politician Enoch Godongwana, Mabuyane rose to political prominence through the African National Congress (ANC) and ANC Youth League in the Eastern Cape. He was elected ANC Provincial Secretary in 2009 and ANC Provincial Chairperson in 2017 before his ascension to the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature in February 2018. In May 2022, he was elected to a second term as Provincial Chairperson in the Eastern Cape ANC.