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.
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.