Mr Christiaan Frederik Beyers Smit

Member of the National Council of Provinces

About Christiaan Frederik Beyers Smit

Political party:

Democratic Alliance (DA)

Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

Contact Details:

081 566 0858

021 403 8652

cfbsmit@gmail.com

bsmit@parliament.gov.za

Province

Limpopo

Current positions:

Member at Select Committee on Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy (NCOP Committees)

since 24th June 2019

Member at Ethics and Members' Interests (Joint Committees)

since 24th June 2019

Member at Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises (NCOP Committees)

since 24th June 2019

Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament)

since 23rd May 2019

Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

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Former positions:

140th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

4th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Limpopo Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

18th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Limpopo Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Member at Select Committee on Land and Mineral Resources (NCOP Committees)

from June 2014 until 7th May 2019

Member at Select Committee on Communications and Public Enterprises (NCOP Committees)

from June 2014 until 7th May 2019

Alternate Member at Select Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (NCOP Committees)

from June 2014 until 7th May 2019

Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament)

from 22nd May 2014 until 7th May 2019

6th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Limpopo Election List 2014 (Election List)

from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

34th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Limpopo Election List 2014 (Election List)

from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Politician Activity

Attendance of committee meetings:

2022 committee attendance as mp

64% attendance rate (9 of 14 )

2021 committee attendance as mp

51% attendance rate (18 of 35 )

2020 committee attendance as mp

67% attendance rate (28 of 42 )

2019 committee attendance as mp

57% attendance rate (16 of 28 )

2018 committee attendance as mp

85% attendance rate (17 of 20 )

2017 committee attendance as mp

48% attendance rate (16 of 33 )

2016 committee attendance as mp

46% attendance rate (13 of 28 )

2015 committee attendance as mp

65% attendance rate (11 of 17 )

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

75% attendance rate (12 of 16 )

Attendance Methodology

DISCLAIMER: This information has been obtained via the Parliamentary Monitoring Group. PMG makes every effort to compile reliable and comprehensive information, but does not claim that the data is 100% accurate and complete.

Recent meetings attended:

NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy

State land allocation & support to small scale farmers: update; NCOP Committee quorum

14 Jun 2022

NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication

Alexkor & Richtersveld Community Deed of Settlement progress report

8 Jun 2022

NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication

DCDT on migrating schedule from analogue to the digital and the availability and distribution of set-top boxes to indigent households

1 Jun 2022

NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication

Final Acts of ITU WRC ratification; Chairperson election; with Deputy Minister

25 May 2022

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What they said in committee meetings:

What are committee meetings?

Committee meetings are planned events where real-world impactful work happens such as law-making, oversight and public participation - which are all cornerstones of the work our MPs do. Although often citizens focus on the public debate taking place in main chambers, the majority of MPs' time is spent working within committees. Here is a place to see what your committee is saying.

DARDLR briefing on the introduction to the provincial level planning, beneficiary selection and projected timelines for the settlement of small-scale farmers in poultry, livestock, fruit and vegetables on State Land as proposed in the 2022 SONA

14 Jun 2022

Mr C Smit (DA, Limpopo) requested a detailed layout per province and per district of the land allocation, the quality ...

Upgrading Richtersveld infrastructure to municipal standards & establishment of the CPA for the implementation of the deed of settlement

8 Jun 2022

Mr C Smit (DA, Limpopo) asked which criteria were used to determine the beneficiaries. How do these beneficiaries opt out ...

Establishment of a small scale commercial fishery sector & update on small scale aquaculture development in South Africa: Department briefing

24 May 2022

Mr C Smit (DA, Limpopo) recalled the Committee’s study tour to Australia on aquaculture and asked the Department to give ...

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Questions asked to ministers:

What are questions asked to ministers?

Written questions and feedback are essential tools used by MPs for oversight and hold the executive accountable. This oversight mechanism allows MPs’ to extract detailed information that would normally be difficult to comprehend through oral engagement. You can see the questions that your MPs are asking here.

Questions asked to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

20 Mar 2015

(a) Which freshwater aquaculture farms are in South Africa and (b) which species of fish are farmed at such farms ...

Questions asked to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

20 Mar 2015

(a) Which rural development projects are currently being implemented in Limpopo and (b) what is the nature of each project ...

Questions asked to the Minister of Police

27 Feb 2015

19] Why did the SA Police Service ignore the (a) court order that was granted to the Mogalakwena Local ...

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Plenary appearances:

What are plenary appearances?

Plenary sessions are forums that have been created for the purpose of public debate and decision-making. This mechanism is used to convey the messages of our MPs within main chambers on important decisions, like how they vote.

RESPONDING TO URGENCY TO COMBAT REALITY OF CLIMATE CHANGE (Subject for Discussion)

11 Mar 2020

... and we as a country need to keep up to the new trends and new set of values. One of these changes is climate change and the new ethical ...

RESPONDING TO URGENCY TO COMBAT REALITY OF CLIMATE CHANGE (Subject for Discussion)

11 Mar 2020

Hon Chairperson, hon members, members of the public and fellow South Africans, I seriously consider changing my surname after today. But let me leave it there.

Hon Smit, I have ...

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Declaration of interests

What are declaration of interests?

Annually, MPs are required by parliament to register their financial interests and gifts received in their official capacity. Due to the significant influence of the role that MPs take on, there may be times when their personal or business interests become in conflict with the duty prescribed to them as elected officials representing the public interest. You can see what interests your MPs declared here.

2021

12 categories Source

CONTRACTS

1 items

Name of State Entity	Details of Contract and Management thereof	Value of Contract	Period of Contract
			N/A

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body	Type of Business Activity
Director Cupivision Pty Ltd	Property Investment

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

1 items

Value	Description	Source
	N/A

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Description of Property	Location – Area	Extent of the Property
4 Bedroom house with flat 4 Bedroom house with flat	Kameeldoringpark Mokopane Kameeldoringpark Mokopane	1722m2 erf 1544m2 erf

PENSIONS

1 items

Public/Private	Source
	N/A

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Nature	Name of Company	Number of Shares	Nominal Value
Property Investment	Cupivision Pty Ltd	50%	R250 000

TRAVEL

1 items

Description of Journey	Sponsor
	N/A

BENEFITS

1 items

Description of Benefit	Source
	N/A

SPONSORSHIPS

1 items

Extent	Source of Sponsorship	Description of Assistance/Sponsorship
	N/A

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

Type of Business	Name of Employer
	N/A

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

1 items

Value of any Benefits derived	Name of Organisation	Type of Business Activity
	N/A

TRUSTS

1 items

Details of all benefits derived	Name of Trust	Trustee/Beneficiary	Registration Number
	N/A

2020

12 categories Source

CONTRACTS

1 items

Value of Contract	Period of Contract	Details of Contract and Management thereof	Name of State Entity
	N/A

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Type of Business Activity	Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body
Property Investment	Director Cupivision Pty Ltd

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

1 items

Value	Description	Source
	N/A

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Description of Property	Location – Area	Extent of the Property
4 Bedroom house with flat 4 Bedroom house with flat	Kameeldoringpark Mokopane Kameeldoringpark Mokopane	1722m2 erf 1544m2 erf

PENSIONS

1 items

Public/Private	Source
	N/A

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Nature	Name of Company	Number of Shares	Nominal Value
Property Investment	Cupivision Pty Ltd	50% Share	R 250 000

TRAVEL

1 items

Description of Journey	Sponsor
	N/A

BENEFITS

1 items

Description of Benefit	Source
	N/A

SPONSORSHIPS

1 items

Extent	Description of Assistance/Sponsorship	Source of Sponsorship
		N/A

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

Type of Business	Name of Employer
	N/A

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

1 items

Value of any Benefits derived	Name of Organisation	Type of Business Activity
	N/A

TRUSTS

1 items

Name of Trust	Trustee/Beneficiary	Registration Number	Details of all benefits derived
N/A

2019

3 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Nature	Name of Company	Number of Shares	Nominal Value
Property Investment	Cupvision (Pty) Ltd	50%	±R250 000.00

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Type of Business Activity	Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body
Property Investment	Director – Cupvision (Pty) Ltd

LAND AND PROPERTY

2 items

Description of Property	Location – Area	Extent of the Property
House	Mokopane	1722m², 4 bedrooms with flat
House	Mokopane	1544m², 4 bedrooms with flat

2018

3 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R500 000	50%	Cupvision (Pty)Ltd	Property

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Director: Cupvision (Pty)Ltd	Property

LAND AND PROPERTY

2 items

Description	Extent	Location
House	4 Bedroomed	Circle Mokopane
Residential	1722m2	16 Slegtkamp

2017

3 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R500 000	50%	Cupivision (Pty)Ltd	Property (Pty)Ltd

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Director: Cupivision (Pty)Ltd	Property Investments

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Description	Extent	Location
Residential House	1722 sq.m	Mokopane

2016

3 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

3 items

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R1 500 000	33,3%	Ntsepe Financial Services CC	Financial
R300 000	33,3%	Catha Bey Trading CC	Logistics
R400 000	33,3%	Moriti Investments (Pty) Ltd	Property

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

3 items

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Moriti Investments (Pty) Ltd [Director]	Property
Ntsepe Financial Services CC [Member]	Finance
Catha Bey Trading CC [Member]	Logistics

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Description	Extent	Location
House	4 Bedroomed	Mokopane

2015

3 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

3 items

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R1 500 000	33,3%	Ntsepe Financial Services CC	Share
R800 000	33,3%	Moriti Investments (Pty) Ltd	Share
R500 000	33,3%	Catha Bey Trading CC	Share

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

3 items

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Moriti Investments (Pty) Ltd	Property investment
Catha Bey Trading CC [Member]	Trade and logistics
Ntsepe Financial Services CC [Member]	Finance

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Description	Extent	Location
Small form [owned by Moriti Investments (Pty) Ltd	23ha	Uitloop Plotte [Mokopane]

2014

2 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

3 items

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
+-R700 000	33,3%	Catha Bey Trading CC	Transport
	33,3%	Moriti Investment (Pty) Ltd	Property
+-R1,5mil	33,3%	Ntsepe Financial Services CC	Financial

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

3 items

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Ntsepe Financial Services CC [Member]	Micro Loans
Catha Bey Trading CC [Member]	Trsnsport
Moriti Investments (Pty) Ltd [Director]	Property Investments

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