Leader of the Opposition in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
In office 21 May 2014 – 16 February 2016
Premier
Helen Zille
Preceded by
Lynne Brown
Succeeded by
Khaya Magaxa
Provincial Chairperson of the Western Cape African National Congress
In office 12 February 2011 – February 2016
Preceded by
Mcebisi Skwatsha
Succeeded by
Khaya Magaxa
Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation
In office 2 November 2010 – 25 May 2014
President
Jacob Zuma
Preceded by
Sue van der Merwe
Succeeded by
Luwellyn Landers
Member of the National Assembly
In office 6 May 2009 – 6 May 2014
Constituency
Western Cape
Western Cape government positions
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Health
In office 1 August 2008 – 6 May 2009
Premier
Lynne Brown
Preceded by
Pierré Uys
Succeeded by
Theuns Botha
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works
In office 26 July 2005 – 1 August 2008
Premier
Ebrahim Rasool
Preceded by
Mcebisi Skwatsha
Succeeded by
Kholeka Mqulwana
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Local Government and Housing
In office 30 April 2004 – 26 July 2005
Premier
Ebrahim Rasool
Preceded by
Pierré Uys
Succeeded by
Richard Dyantyi
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Social Services and Poverty Alleviation
In office 5 December 2001 – 30 April 2004
Premier
Leonard Ramatlakane (acting) Marthinus van Schalkwyk Piet Meyer (acting) Peter Marais
Preceded by
Peter Marais
Succeeded by
Kholeka Mqulwana
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
In office 21 May 2014 – 16 September 2016
Constituency
City of Cape Town
In office 15 June 1999 – 6 May 2009
Constituency
City of Cape Town
Personal details
Born
(1969-08-15) 15 August 1969 (age 54) Blackheath, Cape Flats, Cape Town, South Africa
Political party
African National Congress (until 2016)
Spouse
Philida Fransman
Children
2
Alma mater
University of the Western Cape
Profession
Teacher Politician
Marius Llewellyn Fransman (born 15 August 1969) is a South African politician and teacher. He served as Leader of the Opposition in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 2014 to 2016, and as Chairperson of the Western Cape African National Congress from 2011 to 2016. He served as Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation in the cabinet of Jacob Zuma. From 2009 to 2014, he was a Member of the National Assembly. Fransman served as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 1999 to 2009, and again from 2014 to 2016.
Marius Llewellyn Fransman (born 15 August 1969) is a South African politician and teacher. He served as Leader of the Opposition in the Western Cape Provincial...
2022. "MariusFransman crowned Cape ANC chairperson". The Mail & Guardian. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2022. "Statement: MariusFransman new...
Provincial Chairperson MariusFransman by his former assistant, Louisa Wynand. The party named Khaya Magaxa as his acting successor. Fransman was suspended as...
on two occasions for her remarks. In 2013, ANC Western Cape leader MariusFransman claimed 98% of land and property owners in Cape Town are "white" and...
Cape branch, serving under Provincial Chairperson Ebrahim Rasool; MariusFransman was his deputy. Early in his tenure, in July 1999, he and five other...
separate occasions for her remarks. In 2013, ANC Western Cape leader MariusFransman claimed ninety-eight percent of land and property owners in Cape Town...
second term on 26 May with 27 votes out of 42, her opponent being MariusFransman of the ANC. In September 2018, the Democratic Alliance announced that...
candidacy to replace embattled former ANC Western Cape Chairperson, MariusFransman. Dugmore was mentioned as a possible ANC Western Cape Premier candidate...
Transport MariusFransman 2005 2008 Mcebisi Skwatsha 2004 2005 Provincial Minister of Local Government and Housing Richard Dyantyi 2005 2008 MariusFransman 2004...
Parliament since November 2016. She succeeded former ANC provincial leader MariusFransman. Born in Gugulethu, Cape Town, she completed matric at the Gugulethu...
over allegations of malpractice and corruption. On 30 April 2013, MariusFransman and other African National Congress (ANC) party members were forced...
as an MPP on 18 January 2022. He resigned from the DA and joined MariusFransman's People's Movement for Change in February 2024. Plato has been involved...
were best served in the mainstream of South African political life. – MariusFransman Momberg was a member of a wing of the DP which advocated for closer...
First party Second party Third party EFF Candidate Helen Zille MariusFransman Nazier Paulsen Party DA ANC EFF Last election 22 seats, 51.46% 14 seats...
National Congress In office 1994 – April 1998 Deputy Manfred van Rooyen MariusFransman Chairperson Chris Nissen Dullah Omar Succeeded by Mcebisi Skwatsha...
office 7 May 2009 – 1 January 2015 Premier Helen Zille Preceded by MariusFransman Succeeded by Nomafrench Mbombo Member of the Western Cape Provincial...
office 26 July 2005 – 31 July 2008 Premier Ebrahim Rasool Preceded by MariusFransman Succeeded by Whitey Jacobs Personal details Born (1968-10-25) 25 October...
daughter. In 2016 Dexter was accused by a number of ANC members loyal to MariusFransman, Western Cape ANC leader who was accused of sexual assault, of helping...
Petronella Duncan DA MPP Richard Dyantyi ANC MPP Shahid Esau DA MPP MariusFransman ANC MEC for Health Yousuf Gabru ANC MEC for Education Johan Gelderblom...
million to conduct over three years from 2012–15. ANC provincial leader MariusFransman stated that “We’ve said before what is required in Khayelitsha among...
Western Cape Appointed on 26 March 2012 to replace Phillip Dexter. MariusFransman ANC Western Cape Cedric Frolick ANC Eastern Cape Joan Fubbs ANC Gauteng...
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