Mrs Denise Robinson

Formerly: National Assembly

About Denise Robinson

Ms Robinson grew up in Queenstown but has lived in Cape Town for many years. She completed her post-secondary education at Rhodes University and attained a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in English and History and in addition completed a University Education Diploma. Prior to joining South African politics, Ms Robinson worked as a teacher and later started a career as a language adviser and translator. On her entry into politics in 1998, she became a Proportional Representative councilor for the Democratic Party and was elected as ward councilor for the City of Cape Town in 2000 as a representative for the DA. Ms Robinson was appointed as the DA's Shadow Minister of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities in 2009. Source: DA (http://www.da.org.za).

2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 7 meetings out of 7

2018 committee attendance as mp

92% attendance rate

Attended 22 meetings out of 24

2017 committee attendance as mp

77% attendance rate

Attended 23 meetings out of 30

2016 committee attendance as mp

78% attendance rate

Attended 18 meetings out of 23

2015 committee attendance as mp

79% attendance rate

Attended 22 meetings out of 28

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

92% attendance rate

Attended 11 meetings out of 12

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality — CGE board interviews: deliberation and recommendation of candidates for appointment — 14 Mar 2019
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality — CGE Interviews: day 1 — 13 Mar 2019
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality — Interviews; Committee Progress Report on CGE filling of vacancies — 12 Mar 2019
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality — Shortlisting of candidates — 26 Feb 2019
Appointment to the Commission for Gender Equality — Shortlisting of candidates; Correspondence — 19 Feb 2019

All meetings attended

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.

Currently

Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the Filling of Vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality (2019) (Ad Hoc Committees) from 12th October 2018 until 7th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on the Filling of Vacancies in the Commission for Gender Equality (Ad Hoc Committees) from 16th November 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Women in The Presidency (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
27th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Blaauwberg/D-ville 1 (Constituency Area) from 10th May 2014 until 6th May 2014
Member at Ad Hoc Commitee on Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) Forensic Investigation (Ad Hoc Committees) from 5th November 2013 until 6th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 6th May 2009 until 6th May 2014
Member at Joint Committee on HIV and AIDS (Joint Committees) until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on Health (Committee) until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Blaauwberg/D-ville 1 (Constituency Area) until 6th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum Preservation Fund	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R21 329	98	Sanlam	Unit Trust
R23 549	3076	Stanlib	Equity Fund
R938 288		Momentum Wealth	Investment Fund

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 612	614sq.m	Witsand, Port Beaufort

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum Preservation Fund	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R20 186	96	Sanlam	Unit Trust
R25 273	3076	Stanlib	Equity Fund
R937 566		Momentum Wealth	Investments

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 612	614 sq.m	Witsand/ Fort Beaufort

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum Preservation Fund	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R20 155	94	Sanlam	Unit Trust
R24 257	3 050	Stanlib	Equity Fund
R879 884		Momentum Wealth	Investment Funds

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 1927 [25%]	818sq.m.	Kenton-On-Sea
Erf 612	614sq.m.	Witsand/Port Beaufort

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum Preservation	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R19 685	155	Sanlam	Unit Trust
R23 484	2 952	Stanlib	Equity Fund
R767 556		RMBI	Unit Trust

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 1927 [25%]	818sq.m.	Kenton On Sea
Erf 612	614sq.m.	Port Beaufort

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum Preservation	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R17 739	153	Sanlam	Unit Trust
R22 540	2 900	Stanlib	Equity Fund
R652 000		RMBC	Unit Trust

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 612	614sq.m.	Witsand, Port Beaufort
Erf 1927/8 [25%]	818sq.m.	Kenton-On-Sea

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum Preservation	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R19 086	2 866	Stanlib	Equity Fund
R14 408	151	Sanlam	Unit Trust
R573 000		Momentum	Unit Trust

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 612	614sq.m.	Port Beaufort
Erf 1927/8 [25%]	818sq.m.	Kenton-On-Sea

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum Preservation	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R15 180	2 772	Stanlib	Equity Fund
R12 289	148	Sanlam	Unit Trust
R530 000		RMBI Offshore	Unit Trust Funds

TRAVEL

Description	Sponsor
SIDA sponsored study tour on gender violence and social entrepreneurship - Address conference in St Petersburg - Woman changing the world	Swedish Chamber of Industry

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 612	614sq.m.	Port Beaufort
Erf 1927/28 [25%]	818sq.m.	Kenton-On-Sea

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum Preservation	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R13,749	2742	Stanlib	Equity Fund
R11,493	146	Sanlam	Unit Trust
R510,000		RMBI Offshore	Unit Trust Funds

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 612	614sq.m.	Witsand, Port Beaufort
Erf 1927/28	818sq.m.	Kenton-on-Sea

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source	Public/Private
Momentum Preservation	Private

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R9,493	145	Sanlam	Unit Trust
R490,000		RMBI Offshore	Unit Trust
R10,833	2688	Stanlib	Equity Fund

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 612	614sq.m.	Witsand/Port Beaufort
Erf 1927/1928	818sq.m.	Kenton-on-Sea

Committee appearances

CGE board interviews: deliberation 14 Mar 2019

Ms D Robinson (DA) stated that whichever candidate was to be recommended to be the Chairperson of the Commission would have to be available for full-time appointment.
Interviews 13 Mar 2019

Mrs D Robinson (DA) asked Ms Mathlaba what she would do to maximise the opportunities within the CGE given the budgetary constraints it was facing.
Interviews; Committee Progress Report on CGE filling of vacancies 12 Mar 2019

Mrs D Robinson (DA) said that women were denigrated in many ways and that the abuse of women was great, both of which could be attributed to patriarchy. She asked Ms Moonsamy how the CGE could bring about a fundamental change in society and within the family structure. She asked ...
Shortlisting of candidates 26 Feb 2019

Mrs D Robinson (DA) associated herself with the Chairperson as it was the view of the Committee that Caster Semenya had brought great glory to the country and to herself. As somebody who had been discriminated against, the Committee was wholeheartedly against all discrimination – whether it was sexual orientation, religion ...
Shortlisting of candidates 26 Feb 2019

The Chairperson reminded the Committee that it had given a mandate to meet with the Speaker the previous week, together with one or two Members. She requested Ms Khawula and Ms D Robinson (DA) to present the outcome of that meeting.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 14 Dec 2018

Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any entity reporting to him contracted the services of a certain company (name and details furnished), in each of the past 10 financial years; if so, what (i) number of contracts were signed, (ii) was the date on which each contract was signed ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Higher Education and Training 22 Nov 2018

What (a) amount did (i) her department and (ii) each entity reporting to her borrow from any entity in the People’s Republic of China (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2018, (b) is the name of the lender of each loan ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 25 Jul 2018

What is the total number of title deeds that have been issued by (a) Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, (b) City of Johannesburg and (c) City of Tshwane since 1 January 2017?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, 19 MARCH 2019 19 Mar 2019

Chairperson, on 11 March prominent Iranian human right lawyer and defender of women's rights Nasrin Sotoudeh was sentenced to 33 years in prison and 148 lashes, as she was also sentenced in her absence to five years in 2016 in another grossly unfair trail, her total sentence is 38 ...
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (Draft Resolution) 5 Mar 2019

Deputy Speaker, I hereby move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that while many women in cities and towns have shaken off the shackles of the past and are

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

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SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

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TRAVEL

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

PENSIONS

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

PENSIONS

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

LAND AND PROPERTY

Committee appearances

Questions

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