Member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature
Tertuis Simmers was born on 23 March 1983.
Born in Nelspruit, Tertuis Simmers has four children, 3 boys and a girl and is married to Monique Simmers.
He has been active in politics for the past 19 years.
Between 2011-2017 and prior to becoming a Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament in 2017, he served as a Mayoral Committee Member (MAYCO), on the Corporate Services, Roads and Asset Management Committee, as well as Speaker of the Eden District Municipality. He has also served as the Minister of Transport and Public Works for the Wester Cape Provincial Legislature.
Apart from serving on the Western Cape Bargaining Council Division of the South African Local Government Association (SALGA), where he was as a member of the Plenary and the Executive between 2011-2017, he also qualified as a Skills Development Facilitator in 2015.
Democratic Alliance (DA)
DA Constituency Area: Hessequa
082 3874045
021 483 4466
carmen.hartnick@westerncape.gov.za
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Western Cape
Member of the Executive Committee: Infrastructure
since 22nd April 2022
Member at Western Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)
since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)
Chairperson at Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (WCPP) (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
from 3rd June 2019 until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Conduct Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
until 7th May 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Local Government Oversight (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 7th May 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Finance (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Transport and Public Works (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
until 7th May 2019
Member at Chairpersons’ Forum (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
until 7th May 2019
Member at Budget Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)
until 7th May 2019
Alternate Member at Standing Committee on Economic Opportunities, Tourism and Agriculture (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee) (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)
until 7th May 2019
2023 committee attendance as mp
67% attendance rate (2 of 3 )
2022 committee attendance as mp
100% attendance rate (6 of 6 )
2021 committee attendance as mp
83% attendance rate (5 of 6 )
2020 committee attendance as mp
100% attendance rate (9 of 9 )
2019 committee attendance as mp
100% attendance rate (7 of 7 )
2018 committee attendance as mp
96% attendance rate (27 of 28 )
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