Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae | |
Honorific-Suffix: | MPL |
Office: | 8th Premier of the Free State |
Term Start: | 14 June 2024 |
Predecessor: | Mxolisi Dukwana |
Office1: | Member of the Free State Executive Council for Community Safety, Roads and Transport |
Premier1: | Mxolisi Dukwana |
Term Start1: | 14 March 2023 |
Term End1: | 14 June 2024 |
Predecessor1: | William Bulwane |
Office2: | Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature |
Term Start2: | 13 March 2023 |
Birth Date: | 3 February 1969 |
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]