Marius Fransman

Marius Fransman
Fransman in 2013
Chairman of the ANC in the Western Cape
In office 12 February 2011 – 2 February 2016
Preceded by	Mcebisi Skwatsha
Succeeded by	Vacant
Deputy Minister of International Relations & Cooperation
In office 2 November 2010 – 25 May 2014
Succeeded by	Luwellyn Landers
Personal details
Political party	African National Congress

Marius Llewellyn Fransman is a South African politician who served as the Chairman of the African National Congress in the Western Cape, until 16 September 2016. He was appointed in February 2011 and November 2010, respectively. As Leader of the ANC in the DA-led Western Cape, Fransman has come under fire on several occasions for his controversial canvassing methods, which have included distributing food parcels to potential voters and promising large sums of cash to Coloured voters before the 2014 general election.

In 2016 Fransman was accused of sexual harassment. Fransman is alleged to have sexually assaulted his personal assistant while en route to the ANC’s 104th birthday celebrations in Rustenburg in January 2016. On 1 February 2016 the African National Congress Secretary General Gwede Mantashe announced that Fransman will be replaced as provincial party leader while the party and the police investigate allegations of sexual harassment against him.

Fransman was born in Blackheath on the Cape Flats. He completed his education in 1987, and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts certification and a Higher Diploma in Education from the University of the Western Cape in 1991. Fransman worked as a teacher before becoming a member of the ANC.