Formerly: National Assembly and National Council of Provinces
Mr Harris holds a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English Literature and Economics, from the University of Cape Town. He also has Honours and Masters in Economics. His political career began when he was recruited as the Economics Researcher for the Democratic Alliance (DA), in 2005 he was appointed as Chief of Staff for Tony Leon and in 2009 managed the campaign events for Helen Zille. He was then elected to parliament a member of the Western Cape delegation in the National Council of Provinces. He currently serves on the Standing Committee on Finance in the National Assembly, is the Parliamentary Counsellor to Leader of the Opposition, Lindiwe Mazibuko, and the party's International Liaison. In 2007 he undertook the first trans-continental surfing expedition from Cape Town London by the west coast route. Source: www.da.org.za/our_people Tim Harris's plenary attendance record for Feb-Apr 2013 and 2012
Democratic Alliance (DA)
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tim@da.org.za
tim@africatech.co.za
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
4th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List)
from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 10th September 2009 until 6th May 2014
Member at Standing Committee on Finance (National Assembly Committees)
until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: South Central 1 (Constituency Area)
until 6th May 2014
Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament)
from 7th May 2009 until 9th September 2010
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Mr T Harris (DA) also agreed with Mr Lees that the word “strides” was a bit of an exaggeration as ...
Mr T Harris (DA) asked whether the FFC broadly supported the suggestion that 10% of GDP should be spent on ...
Mr T Harris (DA) said he had waited for SARS’s written response and only received it that morning and therefore ...
Written questions and feedback are essential tools used by MPs for oversight and hold the executive accountable. This oversight mechanism allows MPs’ to extract detailed information that would normally be difficult to comprehend through oral engagement. You can see the questions that your MPs are asking here.
Questions asked to the Minister of Finance
14 Mar 2014
(1) Whether the National Treasury will provide details of the measures that were instituted to limit spending; if not, why ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Labour
14 Mar 2014
(1) Whether she has found that her department’s website is working effectively for the registration of employees with the Unemployment ...
Whether he has found that the expanded unemployment rate used by Statistics South Africa is a more accurate measure of ...
Plenary sessions are forums that have been created for the purpose of public debate and decision-making. This mechanism is used to convey the messages of our MPs within main chambers on important decisions, like how they vote.
Division Of Revenue Bill (Second Reading Debate)
13 Mar 2014
We have reduced the number of underperforming schools, under the ANC, from 85 to 23 today. When we took over the provincial government there was a shortage of 6 000 ...
Division Of Revenue Bill (Second Reading Debate)
13 Mar 2014
House Chairperson, for a chairperson of the appropriations committee, the hon Sogoni has an alarmingly poor grasp of numbers, the Western Cape's delivery numbers in particular. Here are the numbers, ...
What are declaration of interests?
SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS
5 items
| Nominal Value | No | Name of Company | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R819 621 |
1 683 |
SA Breweries |
Ordinary shares |
|
R2 533 |
113 |
Telkom |
Ordinary shares |
|
R2 459 |
66 |
Arcelor Mittal SA |
Ordinary shares |
|
R30 261 |
66 |
Kumba |
Ordinary shares |
|
R13 520 |
113 |
Vocacom |
Ordinary shares |
TRAVEL
5 items
| Description | Sponsor |
|---|---|
|
Trip to Ivory Coast [18-21 Oct 2012] [Flights Accommodation] |
Friedrick Neumann Stiftung |
|
1 Night at Kapuma Game Lodge [29 Oct 2012] [Flights Accommodation] |
Premier International Associates |
|
Trip to Laro Game Reserve, Kenya [7-9 Dec 2012] [Flights |
Brenthurst foundation |
|
Trip to UK 17-22 May 2013 [Flights |
|
|
Trip to Guatemala 23-28 Jun. 2013 [Flights |
Antigue Forum |
BENEFITS
1 items
| Source |
|---|
|
GP harris [Father] |
LAND AND PROPERTY
2 items
| Description | Extent | Location |
|---|---|---|
|
Flat [1/2 share] |
1 Bedroom |
Bantry Bay |
|
House |
3 Bedroom |
Green Point |
SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS
5 items
| Nominal Value | No | Name of Company | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R10 961 |
113 |
Vodacom |
" |
|
R617 795 |
1 683 |
SA Breweries |
Ordinary shares |
|
R2 044 |
113 |
Telkom |
Ordinary shares |
|
R2 970 |
66 |
Arcelor Mittal SA |
Ordinary shares |
|
R34 386 |
66 |
Kumba |
Ordinary shares |
TRAVEL
3 items
| Description | Sponsor |
|---|---|
|
Trip to Stockholm [flight & accommodation] |
Swedish International Liberal Centre |
|
Trip to Kinshasha [flight & accommodation] |
Westminister Fund for Democracy |
|
Trip to London [13-16/10/2011] |
Friedrick Nieumann Stiftung |
BENEFITS
1 items
| Source |
|---|
|
Mr GP Harris [Father] |
LAND AND PROPERTY
2 items
| Description | Extent | Location |
|---|---|---|
|
Flat [1/2 share] |
1 Bedroom |
Cape Town |
|
House |
3 Bedroom |
Cape Town |
SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS
5 items
| Nominal Value | No | Name of Company | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R385 440 |
1 683 |
SA Breweries |
Ordinary shares |
|
R3 847 |
113 |
Telkom |
Ordinary shares |
|
R4 019 |
66 |
Arcelor Mittal |
Ordinary shares |
|
R28 908 |
66 |
Kumba |
Ordinary shares |
|
R9 095 |
113 |
Vodacom |
Ordinary shares |
TRAVEL
3 items
| Description | Sponsor |
|---|---|
|
Study trip to UK 24/2 - 1/3/2011 |
UK Consulate |
|
Liberal International Conference 16/6-19/6/2011 |
Friedrich Naumann Stiftung |
|
Flight from JHB - Sishen - 20/7/11 |
Kumba Resources |
BENEFITS
1 items
| Source | Description |
|---|---|
|
Interest Free Loan |
From GP Harris [Father] for purchase of 1/2 share in flat |
GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY
1 items
| Source | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
|
Mr GP Harris |
Wedding Gift |
R25 000 |
LAND AND PROPERTY
1 items
| Description | Extent | Location |
|---|---|---|
|
Semi-detached House |
3 Bedroom |
Green Point |
SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS
5 items
| Nominal Value | No | Name of Company | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R360 279.81 |
1683 |
SA Breweries |
Ordinary shares |
|
R3 853.30 |
113 |
Telkom |
Ordinary shares |
|
R5 682.60 |
66 |
Arcelor |
Ordinary shares |
|
R22 222.20 |
66 |
Kumba |
Ordinary shares |
|
R6 913.34 |
113 |
Vodacom |
Ordinary shares |
TRAVEL
3 items
| Description | Sponsor |
|---|---|
|
Africa Liberal Network General Assembly 3/12 - 7/12/09 [Seychelles] |
Westminster Fund for Democracy |
|
Liberal International Congress 28/10 - 3/11/09 - Cairo |
Friedrich Maumann Stiftung |
|
Africa Liberal Network Conference 26/7-1/8/10 - Accra |
Friedrich Newmann Stiftung |
BENEFITS
1 items
| Source |
|---|
|
Interest free loan - Father |
GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY
1 items
| Source | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
|
SABC |
2 Suite tickets to rugby test match [12/6/2010] |
Unknown |
LAND AND PROPERTY
1 items
| Description | Extent | Location |
|---|---|---|
|
Semi-detached House |
3 Bedroom |
Green Point |