Minister Martins was born on 02 September 1956. He holds a Master of Law degree in International Law from the University of Cape Town; and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Natal. He was a member of the Black Consciousness Movement in the 1970s. Between 1983 and 1991 he was charged and imprisoned for eight years in Robben Island and Johannesburg. He had been a Member of Parliament since 1994, and had chaired the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs. The Minister is a member of the Political Bureau and Central Committee of the South African Communist Party (SACP).
| Family name: | Martins |
|---|---|
| Given name: | Benedict Anthony Duke |
| Dates | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| V Zulu Family Trust - Trustee | — | People's Assembly |
| Caversham Trsut 4 Artists | — | People's Assembly |
| Robben Island Museum [Councillor] Museum - No remuneration | — | People's Assembly |
| Robben Island Museum [Councillor] | — | People's Assembly |
| Caversham Artists Trust | — | People's Assembly |
| Safire Insurence - Director | — | People's Assembly |
| Nelson Mandela Museum [Counsillor] | — | People's Assembly |
| V Zulu Family Trust | — | People's Assembly |
| Cavisham Artists Trust [Trustee] | — | People's Assembly |
| Value | Nature | Dates | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Mutual | - | Ordinary | — | People's Assembly |
| Media 24 Holdings: Welkom Yizani Investments | - | Ordinary | — | People's Assembly |
| Phutuma Nathi Multichoice Investments Ltd | - | Ordinary | — | People's Assembly |
| Old Mutual | Unknown | Ordinary | — | People's Assembly |
| Media 24 Holdings | Unknown | Ordinary | — | People's Assembly |
| Group Ltd | Unknown | Ordinary | — | People's Assembly |
| National Empowerment Asonge MTN Group Ltd | - | Ordinary | — | People's Assembly |
| Sasol Inzalo | - | Ordinary | — | People's Assembly |
| Multichoice Investments Ltd | Unknown | Ordinary | — | People's Assembly |
| National Empowerment MTN Group Ltd | Unknown | Ordinary | — | People's Assembly |
| Sasol Inzalo | Unknown | Ordinary | — | People's Assembly |
| Status | Role | Dates | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress (ANC) | - | Member | — | People's Assembly |