francis marus (born 12 december 1969) is a papua new guinean politician. he has been a member of the national parliament of papua new guinea since july 2007, representing the electorate of talasea open. he has been minister for higher education, research, science and technology in the government of peter o'neill since july 2016, and was previously the deputy speaker of the national parliament from 2007 to 2012. he has variously represented the pangu party (2007–2012), the papua new guinea party (2012–2013), the united resources party (2013–2014) and the people's national congress (2014–present).