Mr Cilliers Brink is a member of the National Assembly. He currently serves in the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs of Parliament.
Brink has had an interest in politics since a young age. He joined the Democratic Alliance and was elected to the Tshwane city council in 2011. After the 2016 municipal elections, the DA gained control of Tshwane and Brink was appointed as the member of the mayoral committee for corporate and shared services, becoming the first DA politician to hold the post.
Prior to the 2019 South African general election held on 8 May, the DA revealed their candidate lists. Brink was placed tenth on the party's Gauteng list of National Assembly candidates, thirty-third on the party's National Assembly list and sixty-seventh on the party's provincial list for the provincial legislature. He was elected to the National Assembly on the party's National Assembly list. Brink was sworn into office on 22 May 2019.
On 5 June 2019, he was appointed Shadow Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. Brink became a member of the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 27 June 2019.
On 5 December 2020, he was appointed as Shadow Minister for the portfolio, succeeding Haniff Hoosen, in the Shadow Cabinet of John Steenhuisen.[10]
To read more about him, click here.
Democratic Alliance (DA)
DA Constituency Area: Centurion
067 407 9701
cilliersb@da.org.za
cilliers.brink@me.com
Alternate Member at Committee on the Scrutiny of Subordinate Legislation (CSSL) (Gauteng Provincial Legislature) (Committee)
since 28th October 2022
Speaker at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)
since 18th August 2022
Member at Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (National Assembly Committees)
since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)
33rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
10th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
67th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List)
from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
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2022 committee attendance as mp
79% attendance rate (30 of 38 )
2021 committee attendance as mp
81% attendance rate (51 of 63 )
2020 committee attendance as mp
80% attendance rate (66 of 82 )
2019 committee attendance as mp
72% attendance rate (13 of 18 )
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.
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Mr C Brink (DA) pointed out that the citizens were frustrated. Bearing in mind that this municipality was the province's ...
20 Oct 2022
Mr C Brink (DA) highlighted a few observations on what needed to be included in the report; he said there ...
Progress report on intervention at Mangaung Metropolitan and Enoch Mgijima Local Municipalities
21 Sep 2022
Mr C Brink (DA) expressed concern that the presentation on Mangaung did not mention the financial recovery plan and yet ...
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What are declaration of interests?
CONTRACTS
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DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS
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Shackleton Brink Speechmasters (Pty) Ltd (Dormant) |
Dormant |
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Brinkvill (Pty) Ltd (Dormant) |
Dormant |
GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY
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LAND AND PROPERTY
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| Description of Property | Location – Area | Extent of the Property |
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Townhouse |
Pretoria |
168 SQM |
PENSIONS
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Private |
Sanlam Private Wealth Living Annuity |
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Private |
Sanlam Glacier Retirement Annuity |
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Private |
Parliamentary Pension / Salary |
SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS
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TRAVEL
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SPONSORSHIPS
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REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT
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CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS
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TRUSTS
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| Details of all benefits derived | Name of Trust | Trustee/Beneficiary | Registration Number |
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None / Trust has no assets or income |
Brinkorp Trust |
(1) C. Brink (Trustee and Beneficiary) (2) MJ Brink (Beneficiary) |
IT 2402/12 |
CONTRACTS
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DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS
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| Type of Business Activity | Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body |
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Dormant |
Shackleton Brink Speechmasters (Pty) Ltd |
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Dormant |
Brinkvill (Pty) Ltd (Pty) |
GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY
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N/A |
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LAND AND PROPERTY
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PENSIONS
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Private |
Living Annuity / Inheritance |
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Private |
Retirement Annuity / Salary |
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Private |
Parliamentary Pension Fund / Salary |
SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS
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| Nature | Name of Company | Number of Shares | Nominal Value |
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Beneficiary / owner of insurance policy that will fund 75% of members’ interest in a family business |
Paint Pot Phalaborwa CC |
None at present |
+/- R1,250,000.00 (subject to valuation from time to time) |
TRAVEL
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SPONSORSHIPS
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N/A |
REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT
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N/A |
CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS
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TRUSTS
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| Name of Trust | Trustee/Beneficiary | Registration Number | Details of all benefits derived |
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Brinkorp Trust |
(1) C. Brink (Trustee and Beneficiary) (2) MJ Brink (Beneficiary) |
IT 2402/12 |
None / Trust has no assets or income |
PENSIONS
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Sanlam Private Wealth (Investment Manager) |
Drawdown from living annuity (Investment linked) |
SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS
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1 Pay premiums on this insurance policy and a party to underlying buy and sell agreement. |
Paint Pot Phalaborwa cc(1997/037838/23) |
80% members’ interests to be acquired with insurance. Funded buy – and sell agreement |
R1 250 000.00 (Subject to periodic valuations) |
BENEFITS
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Special rates granted to MP’s as platinum card members on car rentals. |
Europcar (Car rental agency) |
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Access card to slow lounge at SA Airports for MP’s |
British Airways |
DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS
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Dormant/shelf company – never traded |
Shackleton Brink Speech Master (Pty) LTD |
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Dormant/shelf company – never traded |
Brinkville (Pty) LTD |
TRUSTS
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Brinkorp Trust |
Trustee/Beneficiary |
IT 2402/12 |
Trust has no assets and do not trade – Beneficiary of distributions as per trust deed (nil). |