Peter Marais

Peter Marais
3rd Premier of the Western Cape
In office
5 December 2001 – 3 June 2002
Preceded byGerald Morkel
Succeeded byMarthinus van Schalkwyk
Mayor of Cape Town
In office
7 December 2000 – 21 November 2001
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGerald Morkel
Personal details
Born
Petrus Jacobus Marais

(1948-09-04) 4 September 1948 (age 76)
Cape Town, South Africa
Political partyFF+ (2019–present)
ICOSA (2018–2019)
COPE (2008–2009)
NLP (2004)
NNP (1997–2002)
DA (2000–2001)
NP (1994–1997)
People's Congress Party (1984–1994)
SpouseBonita
Alma materUniversity of the Western Cape

Petrus Jacobus "Peter" Marais (born 4 September 1948) is a retired South African politician who served as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.

He previously served as the inaugural Mayor of Cape Town from 2000 until his dismissal in 2001. He was soon appointed Premier of the Western Cape and served from 2001 to 2002. He has been a member of multiple political parties and movements.

Marais joined the Freedom Front Plus in January 2019 and consequently became the party's Western Cape Premier candidate for the 2019 election. He returned to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in May 2019.[1]

  1. ^ Peter Marais re-enters political ring as WC premier candidate for FF Plus, Eyewitness News. Retrieved on 2 February 2019.