Ms Regina Mina Mpontseng Lesoma

National Assembly

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Party

African National Congress (ANC)

Email

mlesoma@parliament.gov.za

Phone

Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

Province

KwaZulu-Natal

About Regina Mina Mpontseng Lesoma

What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP? My activism started in 1982 when I was at school in KZN. At the time I resided in KwaMashu though I attended school in Umlazi. In the townships politics though covert, was quite alive. At the time I was an active member of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) where we often underwent different types of training. More...

2019 committee attendance as mp

79% attendance rate

Attended 50 meetings out of 63

2018 committee attendance as mp

96% attendance rate

Attended 22 meetings out of 23

2017 committee attendance as mp

93% attendance rate

Attended 28 meetings out of 30

2016 committee attendance as mp

97% attendance rate

Attended 29 meetings out of 30

2015 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate

Attended 20 meetings out of 21

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

82% attendance rate

Attended 9 meetings out of 11

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

Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution — Draft bill amending section 25 of the Constitution: discussion & publishing for comment — 5 Dec 2019
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution — Draft bill amending section 25 of the Constitution: briefing — 3 Dec 2019
Ad Hoc Committee to Initiate and Introduce Legislation amending Section 25 of Constitution — Impact of land expropriation without compensation on international law and treaties to which South Africa is a signatory: DTI briefing — 27 Nov 2019
Joint Standing Committee on Financial Management of Parliament — Engagement with the Parliamentary Service Commission of the Parliament of Malawi — 27 Nov 2019
Rules of the National Assembly — Proposals and recommendations from Subcommittee on Review of Assembly Rules (incl chapter 9 office-bearers) — 26 Nov 2019

All meetings attended

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Currently

voting member at Ad Hoc Committee to Amend Section 25 of the Constitution (Ad Hoc Committees) since 21st August 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (Joint Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at Rules of the National Assembly (National Assembly Committees) since 6th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

Formerly

20th Candidate at African National Congress Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation (National Assembly Committees) from 6th June 2018 until 7th May 2019
Party Whip at National Assembly (Parliament) from 29th May 2018 until 7th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Appointment of Board Members to the National Youth Development Agency (Ad Hoc Committees) from 29th February 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Whip at Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 5th June 2018
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
12nd Candidate at African National Congress Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (824): Durban Central (Constituency Office) from 10th May 2014 until 6th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 7th February 2012 until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on Tourism (Committee) until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on Communications (Committee) until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (824): Durban Central (Constituency Office) until 6th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential	3 Bedroomed House	Newlands East, Kwa Zulu Natal
Residential	3 Bedroomed House	Reservoir Hills, Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Location
Residential	Newlands East, Durban, KZN
Residential	Richmond Gardens, Durban, KZN

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership
Surefine Trading Incorporated
Surefine Trading [Director]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential	3 Bedroomed granny flat	Reservoir Hills, Durban
Residential	3 Bedroomed	Newlands East, Durban

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Surefire Trading	Private Co.
Surefire Trading	Private Co.

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Residential House	Normal	Reservoir Hills, Durban
Residential family house	Normal	Newlands East, Durban

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Curries Fountain Sports Development Centre	NPO
Supefire Trading [Director]	Private Co.
Surefire Trading [Incorporator]	Private Co.

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
House	Normal	Durban

Committee appearances

Draft bill amending section 25 of the Constitution: deliberations 5 Dec 2019

Ms R Lesoma (ANC) said that she would take her cue from the Chairperson so that the Legal Services could clean up the issues that the Member from the ACDP was raising. She added that, on Tuesday, the parties had not been too far from each other. It was a ...
Draft bill amending section 25 of the Constitution: briefing 3 Dec 2019

Ms R Lesoma (ANC) thanked the Chairperson for taking the Committee into his confidence and presenting the correspondence. That was a demonstration of acknowledging and appreciating the importance and the sensitivity of the business that was before the Ad Hoc Committee. She suggested that the Chairperson does the same if ...
Matters referred by the Rules Committee consideration 8 Nov 2019

Ms R Lesoma (ANC) thought that what was proposed in terms of “misconduct” was sufficient, proposing that being explicit in terms of actual conduct was an incorrect approach.
Secretary to Parliament on the institution’s performance in 2018/19 6 Nov 2019

Ms R Lesoma (ANC) asked if, when the Administration provided information regarding public hearings on Section 25, it was possible to say how much public hearings should cost. If there were no guidelines, the budget office was going to say that there was no money when Committees wanted to hold ...
Interviews for filling PSC Commissioner vacancy Day 3 6 Nov 2019

Ms R Lesoma (ANC) said that the Constitution provides for a strong role for the PSC in upholding the principles of public administration. One of its functions is to give directions aimed at ensuring that personnel procedures relating to recruitment, transfers, promotions and dismissals comply with the values and principles ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation 11 Dec 2018

What (a) were some of the key discussions that featured during the Indian Ocean Conference that took place from 27 to 28 August 2018 in Hanoi, Vietnam and (b) are the objectives and policy priorities of the South African chairmanship of the Indian Ocean Rim Association?
Questions asked to the Minister of Tourism 15 Nov 2013

Whether, given the fact that international operations are expanding and that this exposes SA Tourism (SAT) and his department to foreign currency risk, his department and SAT have plans to investigate this in the management of risk to exposure; if not, why not; if so, what plans?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

UNGQONGQOSHE KAHULUMENI WOKUBAMBISANA NEZINDABA 27 Nov 2019

House Chair, having noted the pronouncement made by the Minister of Finance during the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, MTBPS, on cost- cutting measures, has the National Treasury issued any instructions in a form of the practice note or any other tool to effect the decision made and pronouncement made ...
UNGQONGQOSHE KAHULUMENI WOKUBAMBISANA NEZINDABA 27 Nov 2019

My apology, House Chair. I am in the next question. Thank you.

All Plenary Appearances

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