Ms Cheryl Phillips

National Assembly

@Cheryl4Ward16

About Cheryl Phillips

Mrs Phillips' first joined politics in 1992 during the Referendum for the "Yes" vote to change the political system in South Africa. In 2011, she was recruited to go on to a Wards Committee and she started getting quite active in the DA and on the Ward Committee. She served as the member of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy. Read more here.

2021 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 20 meetings out of 20

2020 committee attendance as mp

89% attendance rate

Attended 34 meetings out of 38

2019 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate

Attended 22 meetings out of 25

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — DFFE on legislative amendments; Fishing rights allocations; preparations for UNFCCC COP26 conference; with Minister — 7 Sep 2021
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — DFFE & SAWS 2020/21 Quarter 4 performance; with Minister and Deputy Minister — 3 Sep 2021
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — Election of Chairperson — 31 Aug 2021
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — Department on interventions to ensure compliance by ESKOM and SASOL with environmental laws; SANParks Quarterly Performance; KNP Land claimants; with Minister and Deputy Minister — 24 Aug 2021
Environment, Forestry and Fisheries — National Treasury on cost of ‘Just Transition’; with Minister — 18 Aug 2021

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 Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (National Assembly Committees) since 7th December 2020
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

Member at Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy (National Assembly Committees) from 27th June 2019 until 7th December 2020
3rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional North West Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
51st Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2019 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Number of Shares	Nominal Value
Private	Distribution of dividends.	Richard and Cheryl Phillips family trust	R500 000.00

TRUSTS

Name of Trust	Trustee/Beneficiary	Registration Number	Details of all benefits derived
Rustenburg Wildlife Trust	Trustee		Nil – PBO
Phillips Family Trust	Trustee and Beneficiary		Nil to date.

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

Value of any Benefits derived	Name of Organisation	Type of Business Activity
R1 080 00.00 paid to him	Wishez Consulting	My husbands’ consulting business – Metallury

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description of Property	Location – Area	Extent of the Property
Residential Home	Rustenburg	Erf 900m²House 500m²
Residential Home	Pretoria	Erf 400m²House 120m²

Committee appearances

DFFE on legislative amendments; Fishing rights allocations; preparations for UNFCCC COP26 conference 7 Sep 2021

Ms C Phillips (DA) said the presentation and policies did not look good at the local level, because people did not understand the climate change issues. Some of the municipalities could not even get the basics on water, electricity and sanitation right, so there was no way somebody would expect ...
DFFE, MLRF & SAWS 2020/21 Quarter 4 performance 3 Sep 2021

Ms C Phillips (DA) asked how many positions at DFFE were filled by acting people, and how many vacancies it had in senior positions. What was a "biodiversity entrepreneur?” How did one train a local magistrate to deal with environmental offences in smaller towns? She said that it was highlighted ...
Election of Chairperson 31 Aug 2021

Ms C Phillips (DA) nominated Mr D Bryant (DA) as the Chair.
Department on interventions to ensure compliance by ESKOM and SASOL with environmental laws; SANParks Quarterly Performance; KNP Land claimants 24 Aug 2021

Ms C Phillips (DA) said that the reference to Delhi must remain, because that set the history of the company. She stressed that they could not discount the eye witness accounts. They had been told the masses had moved up, and the Makro warehouse was defended, but the chemical company ...
National Treasury on cost of ‘Just Transition’ 18 Aug 2021

Ms C Phillips (DA) questioned whether the offset allowance would increase, decrease, stay the same or be removed as the carbon tax increased. Would the solar-heated water geysers be for the general public, or just for low-cost housing? Would there be future taxes on other greenhouse gases? How would the ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Transport 21 Apr 2021

What (a) is the total breakdown of all the monies that have been paid annually in the form of Roads and Transport Grant to the Rustenburg Local Municipality for the Rustenburg Rapid Transport system since 2008, (b) was the original budget for the project and (c) is the expected total ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies 8 Apr 2021

(1)(a) What is the total monetary value of each concession that welfare, charitable and public benefit organisations used to receive on their annual fees for the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) TV licence(s), (b) in which financial year was each terminated, (c) what was the total cost of the concession for ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment 19 Mar 2021

(a) What is the size of the administration building at the isimangaliso Wetland Park, including all outbuildings, garages and/or carports, (b) what is the total budgeted cost of the building and (c) what number of staff members will be accommodated in this building on a daily basis?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

CONSIDERATION OF BUDGETARY REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION REPORT OF PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY ON VOTE 29 6 Nov 2019

... and for that matter, within the Department of Energy be reviewed. Not only has this resulted in a duplication of effort and in some cases operational paralysis, but it is very costly as well. We need a leaner department and entities that are laser- focused on delivering on their ...
CONSIDERATION OF BUDGETARY REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION REPORT OF PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY ON VOTE 29 6 Nov 2019

Thank you, hon Deputy Speaker. The Department of Mineral Resources has, despite a number of challenges, presented a credible report on its financial and performance status for the 2018-19 financial year. The achievement of a clean audit bears testament to the fact that there has been a significant improvement in ...

All Plenary Appearances

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