Samantha Jane Graham

National Assembly

@Samjank

About Samantha Jane Graham

Ms. Graham joined the DA as a member around 2007 but only got active in 2009. She formed a branch in Aberdeen, a small town in Eastern Cape, and was elected as the Chairperson. In 2011, she stood as a Councillor and was elected. She was re-elected in 2016 and served as the Portfolio Chairperson on Corporate Services and on the Executive Committee of the Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality. She is a new Member of Parliament, read more.

2019 committee attendance as mp

81% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 16

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

Public Works and Infrastructure — Transformation of the IDT: DPWI briefing with Deputy Minister — 30 Oct 2019
Public Works and Infrastructure — Public Works & Infrastructure Budget Review and Recommendations Report — 16 Oct 2019
Public Works and Infrastructure — Construction Industry Development Board & Council for the Built Environment 2018/19 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister — 10 Oct 2019
Public Works and Infrastructure — Independent Development Trust & Agrément SA 2018/19 Annual Reports — 9 Oct 2019
Public Works and Infrastructure — Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing; DPWI & PMTE on implementation of 2017/17 recommendations; DPWI & PMTE 2018/19 Annual Report; with the Minister and Deputy Minister — 8 Oct 2019

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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 Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

6th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
23rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
77th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

Transformation of the IDT: DPWI briefing 30 Oct 2019

Ms S Graham (DA) said she had not learnt anything new from what had been presented. There was potential within the IDT, but the issue was the lack of focus within the organisation. It should aim to become a centre of excellence, and the only entity that government departments would ...
Public Works & Infrastructure Budget Review and Recommendations Report 16 Oct 2019

Ms S Graham (DA) said that in all the minutes she was listed as Graham, not as Graham-Marais. She asked if this could be corrected.
Construction Industry Development Board & Council for the Built Environment 2018/19 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister 10 Oct 2019

Ms S Graham (DA) thanked the entity for its presentation and congratulated it on a positive audit outcome.
Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing; DPWI & PMTE on implementation of 2017/17 recommendations; DPWI & PMTE 2018/19 Annual Report; with the Minister and Deputy Minister 8 Oct 2019

Ms S Graham (DA) commented that it was nice to see the Department was making progress on the audit outcome. She asked about the different numbers of employees. The report indicated 762 employees, it was not mentioned in the Annual Financial Statement and the last figure was given was 866 ...
DPWI & PMTE on the number & status of properties in foreign countries 18 Sep 2019

Ms S Graham (DA) appreciated learning more about SA’s international properties. She asked if, when SA was renting properties overseas, there were any differences in the immunities afforded to those properties, if SA did not own the property. What was being done with the balance of the properties in ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure 12 Nov 2019

With reference to municipalities that have underspent their Expanded Public Works Programme grant allocations for the 2018-19 financial year, (a) which municipalities have (i) repaid the difference in full and (ii) failed to repay the difference either in full or in part and (b) what amounts are still outstanding from ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure 12 Nov 2019

(a) What number of Public Works and/or Independent Development Trust projects, nationally and provincially, which have already commenced, are currently on hold due to (i) a lack of funding from client departments, (ii) industrial action, (iii) pressure from small, medium and micro enterprises and other local influences and (iv ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education 7 Nov 2019

Whether Coega Development Corporation is the only implementing agent appointed by the Eastern Cape Department of Basic Education for the supply and installation of security fencing to schools in the province; if not, who are the other implementing agents; if so, (a) on what basis was the agent appointed as ...

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