Grant Marais

Grant Peter Marais (born 25 January 1974) is a South African politician and former banker who has served as a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since June 2024, representing the Freedom Front Plus. Background Marais was born in 1974 to Cape political stalwart Peter Marais. He matriculated in 1992 and obtained a NQR level 6 qualification in Wealth Management and Investments at the Gordon Institute of Business Science. Marais then proceeded to have a career in banking, working as the branch manager and manager of African Bank's insurance division in Atlantis and then as the public relations manager of ABSA at the Tyger Valley Shopping Centre in Bellville. In November 2018, he became a member of the Freedom Front Plus.

In May 2024, Marais was elected deputy provincial chairperson of the Freedom Front Plus following Lennit Max's departure from the party.