Stan Mathabatha | |
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| Deputy Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2024 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Minister | Mzwanele Nyhontso |
| Preceded by | Portfolio restructured |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2024 | |
| 4th Premier of Limpopo | |
| In office 18 July 2013 – 13 June 2024 | |
| 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 was the fourth Premier of Limpopo between July 2013 and June 2024. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), he has been the Deputy Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development since July 2024.
A former member of Umkhonto we Sizwe and the United Democratic Front, Mathabatha was a civil servant in Limpopo Province until 2010. Thereafter he completed a brief stint as a diplomat, serving as South African Ambassador to Ukraine under President Jacob Zuma from 2012 to 2013. He was elected as Premier of Limpopo in July 2013 after the resignation of Cassel Mathale, and he was elected as the Provincial Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo in February 2014.
Mathabatha 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.