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Marius Fransman was born on 15 August, 1969 in Blackheath, Cape Flats, Cape Town, South Africa, is a Retired South African politician and teacher. Discover Marius Fransman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 54 years old?

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Age 54 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 15 August, 1969
Birthday 15 August
Birthplace Blackheath, Cape Flats, Cape Town, South Africa
Nationality South Africa

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Marius Fransman Net Worth

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1969

Marius Llewellyn Fransman (born 15 August 1969) is a retired South African politician and teacher.

Fransman was born on 15 August 1969 in Blackheath on the Cape Flats.

1987

He served as head boy of Bishop Lavis Secondary School and matriculated in 1987.

He played a crucial role in creating awareness while he served as the chairperson of the school's student representative council (SRC).

He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Cape.

Later on, he achieved a Higher Diploma in Education from the same university.

After completing his studies at university, he worked as a teacher in the town of Vredendal.

In that same period, he joined the African National Congress.

He worked as a regional recruiter for the ANC and later took up the position of Farm Dweller Project Manager at Surplus People's Project.

1995

He was the party's rural elections co-ordinator from 1995 until he became the party's provincial elections coordinator in 1999.

Despite holding many internal party positions, he served as Deputy Mayor and Mayor of the Vredendal Municipality.

1997

He served as Provincial Deputy Secretary of the Western Cape African National Congress branch from 1997 until 2004, while he concurrently worked as head of the fishing desk.

1999

Fransman served as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament from 1999 to 2009, and again from 2014 to 2016.

He was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 1999 and held many positions in the Western Cape provincial government.

2001

He was named Provincial Minister of Social Services and Poverty Alleviation in 2001 but was then deployed to the position of Provincial Minister of Local Government and Housing in 2004.

2005

In 2005, Rasool reshuffled his executive and designated Fransman as Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works.

2008

He served until 2008 when Premier Lynne Brown announced that Fransman would become Provincial Minister of Health.

2009

From 2009 to 2014, he was a Member of the National Assembly.

In May 2009, he was elected to the National Assembly and served as Parliamentary Chairperson of the Higher Education and Training Committee.

2010

President Jacob Zuma reconfigured the national cabinet in October 2010 and named Fransman as Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, succeeding Sue van der Merwe.

Fransman was a candidate for the post of Chairperson of the Western Cape African National Congress.

The incumbent, Mcebisi Skwatsha, decided to stand down.

2011

Fransman was unanimously elected chairperson on 12 February 2011 at the party's conference in Cape Town.

2014

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.

As Chairperson of the African National Congress in the Democratic Alliance-led Western Cape, Fransman came under fire on several occasions before the 2014 general election for his controversial canvassing methods.

The methods included distributing food parcels to potential voters and promising large sums of cash to Coloured voters before the election.

Fransman was the party's premier candidate.

The party retained all its seats in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament and he returned to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament as Leader of the Opposition, succeeding Lynne Brown.

He challenged incumbent Helen Zille of the Democratic Alliance for the position of Premier at the first sitting of the Fifth Provincial Parliament.

He subsequently lost to Zille as the Democratic Alliance held a majority in the Provincial Parliament.

Fransman received 14 votes compared Zille's 27 votes.

Fransman had also challenged and criticised the Western Cape Government and the Democratic Alliance on its policy positions.

2015

Fransman won re-election unopposed to a second term at the party's conference in 2015.

Fransman was accused of sexual assault by his assistant, Louisa Wynand.

2016

Fransman was alleged to have sexually assaulted Wynand while en route to the African National Congress's 104th birthday celebrations in Rustenburg in January 2016.

Fransman strongly denied these claims.

The Democratic Alliance, as well as party officials from the African National Congress, called for him to step down.

The party quickly suspended Fransman as chairperson pending an investigation into the alleged assault claims.

Deputy Chairperson, Khaya Magaxa, was designated as Fransman's acting successor.