Beatrice Marshoff | |
Office: | 4th Premier of the Free State |
Term Start: | 22 April 2004 |
Term End: | 6 May 2009 |
Predecessor: | Winkie Direko[1] |
Successor: | Ace Magashule[2] |
Party: | African National Congress |
Birth Name: | Frances Beatrice Marshoff |
Birth Date: | 17 September 1957[3] |
Birth Place: | Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa |
Death Place: | South Africa |
Alma Mater: | University of the Free State |
Frances Beatrice Marshoff (17 September 1957 – 15 April 2023) was a South African politician who served as Premier of the Free State from 2004 to 2009. She succeeded Winkie Direko to the position on 22 April 2004,[4] and was replaced by Ace Magashule on 6 May 2009.
Beatrice Marshoff was also a registered nurse and also served as a Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Social Development in the Free State (June 2001 – 21 April 2004). Before that, she was a member of Parliament for the African National Congress (1994–1999).
Marshoff died on 15 April 2023, at the age of 65.[5]