Member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature
Ms Marais is the MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport in the Western Cape.
She has been an elected member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament since 2004, after serving as a City of Cape Town councillor from 2000 to 2004.
Ms Marais has been a member of various committees during her tenure in the Provincial Parliament. She served a full term on the Standing Committee on Cultural Affairs and Sport and chaired the Standing Committees on Health and Social Development.
Democratic Alliance (DA)
DA Constituency Area: Tygerberg 2
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Western Cape
Member at Western Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
since 22nd May 2019
Member of the Executive Committee: Cultural Affairs and Sport at Western Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)
12nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Western Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Tygerberg 2 (Constituency Area)
from 10th May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member of the Executive Committee: Cultural Affairs and Sport at Western Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
until 7th May 2019
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: West Coast "C" (Constituency Area)
from 10th May 2014 until August 2015
Member-elect at Western Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
14th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List)
from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Committee Member at Standing Committee on Community Safety, Cultural Affairs and Sport (WCPP) (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Tygerberg 2 (Constituency Area)
until 6th May 2014
Member of the Provincial Legislature at Western Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
until 6th May 2014
Committee Member at Rules Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Alternate Member at Petitions Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Alternate Member at Conduct Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Committee Member at Chairpersons’ Forum (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Committee Member at Budget Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Committee Member at Standing Committee on Community Development (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Alternate Member at Standing Committee on Education (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Committee Member at Cultural Affairs and Sport (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Committee Member at Disabled and Youth Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Committee Member at Gender Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
Committee Member at Standing Committee on Premier & Constitutional Matters (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
until 6th May 2014
2021 committee attendance as mp
75% attendance rate (3 of 4 )
2020 committee attendance as mp
100% attendance rate (3 of 3 )
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The Chairperson noted that he had not received any apologies for the meeting. He allowed the Minister to make brief ...
Denel governance challenges & performance; South African Express Airways turnaround strategy
29 Aug 2018
Mr Marais (DA) noted that there were two boards with two executive committees and most executives were acting. There were ...
Mr Marais (DA) raised an issue regarding SAFCOM and the claims, stating that the process has now become too long; ...
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Appropriation Bill (Policy Debate)
15 Apr 2010
Chairperson, hon Ministers, hon members, whilst the national health budget deserves praise for the objectives and priorities, the speech outlines almost no details on the budget allocated to various projects. ...
Appropriation Bill (Policy Debate)
15 Apr 2010
As Minister Motsoaledi has mentioned, 190 000 children must still be inoculated and 700 000 pregnant women must be vaccinated against, among others, the N1H1 flu virus. This is indeed ...
