Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae | |
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8th Premier of the Free State | |
Assumed office 14 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Mxolisi Dukwana |
Member of the Free State Executive Council for Community Safety,Roads and Transport | |
In office 14 March 2023 –14 June 2024 | |
Premier | Mxolisi Dukwana |
Preceded by | William Bulwane |
Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature | |
Assumed office 13 March 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 February 1969 |
Political party | African National Congress |
Maqueen Joyce Letsoha-Mathae (born 3 February 1969) [1] is a South African politician who is currently serving as the 8th Premier of the Free State. [2] She had previously in the Free State Executive Council as the Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Community Safety,Roads and Transport from March 2023 until June 2024. [3] [4] Letsoha-Mathae has been a Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature since March 2023. [5] She is a member of the African National Congress.
In October 2024,the Economic Freedom Fighters and ActionSA in the Free State accused Letsoha-Mathae and her husband of receiving millions of rands in bribes to secure a road contract in Tweespruit. [6] [7]
On the 9th February 2025,opposition parties are claiming that Mathae is the worse premier after Ace Magashule. [8]