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.
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.
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.
He was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 1999 and held many positions in the Western Cape provincial government.
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.
In 2005, Rasool reshuffled his executive and designated Fransman as Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works.
He served until 2008 when Premier Lynne Brown announced that Fransman would become Provincial Minister of Health.

In May 2009, he was elected to the National Assembly and served as Parliamentary Chairperson of the Higher Education and Training Committee.
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.
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. 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. 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. He was elected to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 1999 and held many positions in the Western Cape provincial government. 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. In 2005, Rasool reshuffled his executive and designated Fransman as Provincial Minister of Transport and Public Works. He served until 2008 when Premier Lynne Brown announced that Fransman would become Provincial Minister of Health.
In May 2009, he was elected to the National Assembly and served as Parliamentary Chairperson of the Higher Education and Training Committee. 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.
Marius Fransman