Mr Armiston Watson

Formerly: National Assembly and National Council of Provinces

watty@wol.co.za awatson@parliament.gov.za

About Armiston Watson

Mr Watson matriculated in 1962 and went on to further his studies in commerce and management and worked at the maize board until 1965. Mr Watson's political career began in 1965 as a member of the National Party.He served at local government level in Mpumalanga for many years and on several different councils. He joined the DA in 2000 and went on to hold several high profile positions in the Mpumalanga Provincial structures, including Provincial Director. Mr Watson was first elected to parliament in 2000 and then again in 2004 as a permanent delegate to the NCOP for the Mpumalanga Province where he was appointed DA Leader in the NCOP. He sits on the NCOP Select Committees on Land, Agriculture, Water Affairs, Nature Conservation, Tourism and Public services. Mr Watson was re-appointed as DA Leader in the NCOP on his re-election to Parliament in 2009. He has a love of languages and speaks many fluently including isiXhosa, isiZulu, Sesotho, Ndebele, siSwati and Setswana. He loves nature conservation, travel and outdoor living. Source: www.da.org.za/our_people

Armiston Watson's plenary attendance record for Feb-Apr 2013 and 2012.

Currently

Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

Chief Whip of the Opposition at National Assembly (Parliament) from 9th November 2011 until 6th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 8th November 2011 until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Emalahleni, Thembisile, Chris Hani and Dr JS Moroka (Constituency Area) until 6th May 2014
Member at Constitutional Review Committee (National Assembly Committees) until 6th May 2014
Member at Rules of the National Assembly (National Assembly Committees) until 6th May 2014
Member at Select Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs (Ncop Committees) until 21st April 2014
Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament) from 7th May 2009 until 7th November 2011

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum	Private
Momentum	Private

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
Government of Taiwan	1 Vase plus Miscellaneous small items	+-R1 500

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Portion 121 - Mooiplaats 367 JR	8,6ha Farmland with 400sq.m. house outbuildings	Cullinun
Flat	2 Bedrooms +- 80sq.m.	Mbombela, Mpumalanga

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum	Private
Momentum	Private

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Portion 121	8,6ha Farm land with 400sq.m. House Outbuildings	Cullinan
Urban flat	2 Bedroom	Mpumalanga

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum	Private
Momentum	Private

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
P121, Mooiplaats 367 Jr	dwelling	District Cullinan
Unit 32	2 Bedroom flat	Nelspruit, Mpumalanga

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum	Private
Momentum	Ex POBF

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Flat	70sq.m.	Nelspruit
Home	8,6ha	Mooiplaats

Committee appearances

Report of Parliamentary Group on International Relations; Report by Joint Whips' Forum on Attendance Policy of MPs; Report by JSCI on compliance with statutory reporting obligations; Report on legacy issues for 5th Parliament 5 Mar 2014

The Chairperson called on the Secretary to the National Assembly, Mr Masibulele Xaso, to read the apologies which had been received. Mr Xaso noted that apologies had been received from Mr J de Lange (ANC), Mr A Watson (DA), Mr R Tau (ANC), Ms N Ntwanambi (ANC), Mr V Bloem ...
Report by Parliamentary Group on International Relations; Report by Joint Whips' Forum on Attendance Policy for MPs; Report by Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence; Progress report by Task Team on Public Participation 19 Feb 2014

Mr A Watson (DA) said it was unacceptable as the complaint had been that for a long time the reports by the JSCI had not been tabled in Parliament and to now hear that the reports had been delayed because they had been sent to relevant security cluster Ministers. This ...
Review of National Assembly Rules: further deliberations on Motion of No Confidence 18 Feb 2014

Mr A Watson (DA) agreed with Mr Mdakane that both proposals were indeed very similar. He said for the process to be fair and complete, the Sub-Committee could allow Members to take the proposals back to their political parties and consider them to identify any areas of striking difference and ...
Proposed Workshop on Review of Chapter 9 and Associated Institutions Report; Update on provision for Motions of No Confidence in NA Rules, Composition of NA Programming Committee 20 Aug 2013

Mr A Watson (DA) sought clarity if the actual workshop was about the Kader Asmal document.
Provision for Motions of No Confidence in the Rules of the National Assembly: discussion on the position of political parties 12 Mar 2013

Mr A Watson (DA) said that it was very important for parties to attempt to reach consensus instead of allowing the Constitutional Court to decide on matters such as the one at hand. He said that parties had found ways to accommodate each other and were finding common ground.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Home Affairs 14 Mar 2014

(a) How many South Africans have lost their citizenship because they did not seek permission to obtain citizenship of another country since the SA Citizenship Act, Act 88 of 1995, came into effect and (b) what were the respective reasons for this?
Questions asked to the Minister of Home Affairs 14 Mar 2014

Do South Africans with dual citizenship since birth require dual citizenship certificates?
Questions asked to the Minister of Home Affairs 14 Mar 2014

Is there a grace period for visa applicants should there be any delay in the visa applications process after 1 April 2014?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

Appropriation Bill 15 Jul 2014

Chairperson, the comment made by that hon member is sexist and offensive. It has no place in this debate. [Interjections.] We have had rulings before in the House regarding references to members' dress code. There have been rulings on it by the Speaker in the NA and I ask that ...
Appropriation Bill 15 Jul 2014

Chairperson, on a point of order: I rise on Rule 63, which says that no member of the House shall use offensive or unbecoming language. [Interjections.] House Chairperson, I submit to you that the question asked by the hon member, whether the hon Basson is related to Wouter Basson, is ...

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

PENSIONS

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

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LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

PENSIONS

LAND AND PROPERTY

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