| Party: | African National Congress |
| Office1: | Member of the National Assembly |
| Termstart1: | 29 July 2010 |
| Termend1: | 6 May 2014 |
| Citizenship: | South Africa |
| Birth Date: | 6 June 1955 |
| Termend2: | May 2009 |
| Termstart2: | June 1999 |
| Constituency2: | Limpopo |
| Constituency1: | Limpopo |
| Birth Name: | Frans Tlokwe Maserumule |
Frans Tlokwe Maserumule (born 6 June 1955)[1] is a South African politician and former anti-apartheid activist. He represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly, serving the Limpopo constituency, from 1999 to 2009 and later from 2010 to 2014.
Moses Seletisha's Sepedi-language biography of Maserumule, Tšhutšhumakgala – Tša Bophelo bja Tlokwe Frans Maserumule, won the 2017 South African Literary Award for best debut work.[2]
During apartheid, Maserumule was a member of the outlawed ANC and its military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK).[3] In 2000, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission granted him amnesty in respect of his actions during an MK attack on a South African Defence Force counter-insurgency base at Tonga in 1982.[4]
Maserumule served two consecutive terms in the National Assembly from 1999 to 2009, gaining election in 1999 and 2004.[5] During this time, there was a minor scandal in 2008 when South African Airways reported that he had been removed from an airplane, apparently after a drunken argument with another passenger.[6] [7]
Though not initially re-elected to his seat in the 2009 general election, Maserumule later returned to the National Assembly for a final term from 2010 to 2014, joining on 29 July 2010 to fill a casual vacancy.[8] [9]