Ross Kriel Purdon

Formerly: Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature and National Assembly

Party

Democratic Alliance (DA)

Email

rpurdon2010@gmail.com

Phone

Address

Private Bag X0051, BISHO, 5605

Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

About Ross Kriel Purdon

Ross Purdon was a member of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature before he became a member of the National Assembly on 14 November 2016.

2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 12 meetings out of 12

2018 committee attendance as mp

98% attendance rate

Attended 46 meetings out of 47

2017 committee attendance as mp

94% attendance rate

Attended 31 meetings out of 33

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

Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — Kempton Park Petition on refuse collection; DEA Quarter 3 performance; Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority performance — 19 Mar 2019
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — SANBI Quarter 3 performance; KZN Municipality project; Adaptation & Green Fund — 13 Mar 2019
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — Captive Lion breeding: DEA progress report; Rhino Demand Management; with Minister — 12 Mar 2019
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — SANParks Cooperation Agreement including hunting protocols & Quarter 3 performance; CITES preparations — 6 Mar 2019
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — South African Weather Service Board performance and update on CEO suspension — 5 Mar 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

9th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
103rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs (National Assembly Committees) from 8th December 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 14th November 2016 until 7th May 2019
Member at Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 21st May 2014 until 14th November 2016
Member-elect at Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
6th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Eastern Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Partner 40% - Pomprods CC T/A Harcourts Port Alfred - CK No: 2010/158257/23	Estate Agency

TRUSTS

Details Of Benefits	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name Of Trusts	Registration Number
none	Trustee	Ashleigh Purdon Trust	IT 321/2007
None	Trustee	Ross Purdon Trust	IT 310/2000
None	Trustee	Matthew Purdon Trust	IT 320/2007

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Partner 40% - PomProps CC T/a (Harcourts Port Alfred)	Estate Agency

TRUSTS

Details Of Benefits	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name Of Trusts	Registration Number
None	Trustee	Ashleigh Purdon Trust	IT 321/2007
None	Trustee	Matthew Purdon Trust	IT 320/2007
None	Trustee	Ross Purdon Trust	IT 310/2000 (E)

Committee appearances

Kempton Park Petition on refuse collection; DEA Quarter 3 performance; Isimangaliso Wetland Park Authority performance 19 Mar 2019

Mr R Purdon (DA) said that the Programme 4 record did not indicate how many were importing. He told Dr Preston that the number of wetlands set for rehabilitation (56 in number) seems to be too optimistic. He added that it was far better to have fewer hectares and do ...
SANBI Quarter 3 performance; KwaZuku-Natal Municipality project; Adaptation & Green Fund; Legacy Report; Committee Report on Clifton 4th Beach Incident 13 Mar 2019

Mr R Purdon (DA) asked what the number of research papers was per individual researcher to be published by SANBI seeing that targets have not been met. Secondly, he asked for clarity on knowledge resources. He also asked if the dates and information were correct on the financial indicators. Lastly ...
Captive Lion breeding: DEA progress report; Rhino Demand Management 12 Mar 2019

Mr R Purdon (DA) said that he did not share the Chairperson’s enthusiasm for the report. He referred the Department to the Committee’s resolution of the report, which stated that the DEA, as a matter of urgency, should initiate a policy and legislative review of captive lions and ...
SANParks Cooperation Agreement including hunting protocols & Quarter 3 performance; CITES preparations 6 Mar 2019

Mr R Purdon (DA) starts off by stating that he is cognisant of the challenges involved as well as the amount of work that has gone into the proposed agreement. Mr Purdon proceeded to pose the following questions to SANParks:
Single use plastics ban; Marine Protected Areas expansion 27 Feb 2019

Mr R Purdon (DA) asked how the DEA would manage, police and monitor the offshore areas in the MPA. What other adverts, education or communications was it putting out on the MPA for awareness? Why was the South West Indian Sea Mount important for studies on climate change? He also ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Environmental Affairs 18 Apr 2019

(1)Whether her department brought the agreement between the National Research Foundation and SA National Parks to establish a new national park in the Northern Cape to any meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Environmental Affairs; if not, (a) why not and (b) by what date will her department bring ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Environmental Affairs 18 Apr 2019

(1) What is the current (a) storage, (b) processing and (c) product development capabilities of the South African Weather Service; and (2) what (a) products and (b) capabilities have been developed for astronomy by (i) her department and (ii) the entities reporting to her in the past three financial years?
Questions asked to the Minister of Environmental Affairs 18 Apr 2019

(1) What is the current (a) storage, (b) processing and (c) product development capabilities of the South African Weather Service; and (2) what (a) products and (b) capabilities have been developed for astronomy by (i) her department and (ii) the entities reporting to her in the past three financial years?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WEDNESDAY, 13 MARCH 2019 13 Mar 2019

Minister, yes, South Africa does have large natural capital assets but load shedding has returned, Eskom needs another bail out, the electricity prices are going up, petrol prices are going up and towns are running out of water. These circumstances certainly don't contribute to the economic wellbeing of South ...
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2019 26 Feb 2019

Chair, the DA would like to make a declaration, thanks.

All Plenary Appearances

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