Stanley Mathabatha | |
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| 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 by | Cassel Mathale |
| Succeeded by | Phophi Ramathuba |
| Provincial Chairperson of the Limpopo African National Congress | |
| Assumed office 16 February 2014 | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Cassel Mathale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chupu Stanley Mathabatha 21 January 1957 Sekhukhune, Transvaal Union of South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
| Alma mater | University 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, as well as being the Deputy Minister for Land Reform and Rural Development since 3 July 2024. 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.
- ^ "Limpopo legislature | Ramathuba becomes Limpopo's first female premier - eNCA". www.enca.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.