Stan Mathabatha

The Honourable Stanley Mathabatha MPL
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 June 2024
4th Premier of Limpopo
In office 18 July 2013 – 13 June 2024
President	Jacob Zuma Cyril Ramaphosa
Preceded by	Cassel Mathale
Succeeded by	Phophi Ramathuba
Provincial Chairperson of the Limpopo African National Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 February 2014
Deputy	Jerry Ndou Florence Radzilani
Preceded by	Cassel Mathale
Personal details
Born	Chupu Stanley Mathabatha (1957-01-21) 21 January 1957 (age 67) 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. 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.