Mr Cilliers Brink

Formerly: National Assembly

Cilliers Brink

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About Cilliers Brink

Mr Cilliers Brink, born 12 June 1987, served as the Democratic Alliance's Shadow Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2020 until 2023 and as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2019 to 2023. He was the party's Shadow Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs between 2019 and 2020. Brink was elected a DA councillor in Tshwane in 2011 and served as a member of the mayoral committee (MMC) between 2016 and 2019

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Current positions:

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Former positions:

Member at Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (National Assembly Committees)

from 27th June 2019 until 23rd February 2023

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 22nd May 2019 until 23rd February 2023

67th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

33rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

10th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

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Politician Activity

Attendance of committee meetings:

2023 committee attendance as mp

0% attendance rate (0 of 3 )

2022 committee attendance as mp

80% attendance rate (32 of 40 )

2021 committee attendance as mp

81% attendance rate (51 of 63 )

2020 committee attendance as mp

80% attendance rate (66 of 82 )

2019 committee attendance as mp

72% attendance rate (13 of 18 )

Attendance Methodology

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.

Recent meetings attended:

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Final State of Local Government report: engagement with DCoG; Progress on tabling of the Monitoring, Support and Interventions Management Bill; with Deputy Minister

30 Nov 2022

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

State of Mogalakwena Local Municipality: stakeholder engagement

29 Nov 2022

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

State of Kannaland Local Municipality: Stakeholder Engagement

23 Nov 2022

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

Engagement on the State of Amathole District Municipality

22 Nov 2022

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What they said in committee meetings:

What are committee meetings?

Committee meetings are planned events where real-world impactful work happens such as law-making, oversight and public participation - which are all cornerstones of the work our MPs do. Although often citizens focus on the public debate taking place in main chambers, the majority of MPs' time is spent working within committees. Here is a place to see what your committee is saying.

Final State of Local Government report;: engagement with DCoG; Progress on tabling of the Monitoring, Support and Interventions Management Bill

30 Nov 2022

Mr C Brink (DA) said reference was made in the presentation to the Municipal Support and Intervention Framework. He was ...

State of Mogalakwena Local Municipality: stakeholder engagement

29 Nov 2022

Mr C Brink (DA) recalled that when the Committee had first engaged with the municipality in 2019, it had emerged ...

State of Msunduzi Local Municipality: stakeholder engagement

2 Nov 2022

Mr C Brink (DA) pointed out that the citizens were frustrated. Bearing in mind that this municipality was the province's ...

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Questions asked to ministers:

What are questions asked to ministers?

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 Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

12 Dec 2022

(1)​Whether it is permitted for traditional leaders who are remunerated, including kings, chieftains and senior traditional leaders, to simultaneously serve ...

Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

12 Dec 2022

With reference to a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 21 September 2022 on ...

Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

12 Dec 2022

With reference to a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs on 21 September 2022 on ...

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Plenary appearances:

What are plenary appearances?

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.

UNGQONGQOSHE KAHULUMENI WOKUBAMBISANA KANYE NEZINDABA

27 Nov 2019

Deputy Speaker, Minister obviously the national spatial development framework depends for its implementation on different spheres of government

reaching crucial agreements. One of the ways, municipalities can redress the injustices ...

UNGQONGQOSHE KAHULUMENI WOKUBAMBISANA KANYE NEZINDABA

27 Nov 2019

Deputy Speaker, I understand the Minister's answer that intervention is foremost a provincial competence but if a provincial intervention fails or does not happen obviously the Minister must step in ...

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Declaration of interests

What are declaration of interests?

Annually, MPs are required by parliament to register their financial interests and gifts received in their official capacity. Due to the significant influence of the role that MPs take on, there may be times when their personal or business interests become in conflict with the duty prescribed to them as elected officials representing the public interest. You can see what interests your MPs declared here.
Name of State Entity Details of Contract and Management thereof Value of Contract Period of Contract

N/A

Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body Type of Business Activity

Shackleton Brink Speechmasters (Pty) Ltd (Dormant)

Dormant

Brinkvill (Pty) Ltd (Dormant)

Dormant

Value Description Source

N/A

Description of Property Location – Area Extent of the Property

Townhouse

Pretoria

168 SQM

Public/Private Source

Private

Sanlam Private Wealth Living Annuity

Private

Sanlam Glacier Retirement Annuity

Private

Parliamentary Pension / Salary

Nature Name of Company Number of Shares Nominal Value

N/A

Description of Journey Sponsor

N/A

Description of Benefit Source

N/A

Extent Source of Sponsorship Description of Assistance/Sponsorship

N/A

Type of Business Name of Employer

N/A

Value of any Benefits derived Name of Organisation Type of Business Activity

N/A

Details of all benefits derived Name of Trust Trustee/Beneficiary Registration Number

None / Trust has no assets or income

Brinkorp Trust

(1) C. Brink (Trustee and Beneficiary) (2) MJ Brink (Beneficiary)

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Value of Contract Period of Contract Details of Contract and Management thereof Name of State Entity

N/A

Type of Business Activity Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body

Dormant

Shackleton Brink Speechmasters (Pty) Ltd

Dormant

Brinkvill (Pty) Ltd (Pty)

Value Description Source

N/A

Description of Property Location – Area Extent of the Property

N/A

Public/Private Source

Private

Living Annuity / Inheritance

Private

Retirement Annuity / Salary

Private

Parliamentary Pension Fund / Salary

Nature Name of Company Number of Shares Nominal Value

Beneficiary / owner of insurance policy that will fund 75% of members’ interest in a family business

Paint Pot Phalaborwa CC

None at present

+/- R1,250,000.00 (subject to valuation from time to time)

Description of Journey Sponsor

N/A

Description of Benefit Source

N/A

Extent Description of Assistance/Sponsorship Source of Sponsorship

N/A

Type of Business Name of Employer

N/A

Value of any Benefits derived Name of Organisation Type of Business Activity

N/A

Name of Trust Trustee/Beneficiary Registration Number Details of all benefits derived

Brinkorp Trust

(1) C. Brink (Trustee and Beneficiary) (2) MJ Brink (Beneficiary)

IT 2402/12

None / Trust has no assets or income

Public/Private Source

Sanlam Private Wealth (Investment Manager)

Drawdown from living annuity (Investment linked)

Nature Name of Company Number of Shares Nominal Value

1 Pay premiums on this insurance policy and a party to underlying buy and sell agreement.

Paint Pot Phalaborwa cc(1997/037838/23)

80% members’ interests to be acquired with insurance. Funded buy – and sell agreement

R1 250 000.00 (Subject to periodic valuations)

Description of Benefit Source

Special rates granted to MP’s as platinum card members on car rentals.

Europcar (Car rental agency)

Access card to slow lounge at SA Airports for MP’s

British Airways

Type of Business Activity Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body

Dormant/shelf company – never traded

Shackleton Brink Speech Master (Pty) LTD

Dormant/shelf company – never traded

Brinkville (Pty) LTD

Name of Trust Trustee/Beneficiary Registration Number Details of all benefits derived

Brinkorp Trust

Trustee/Beneficiary

IT 2402/12

Trust has no assets and do not trade – Beneficiary of distributions as per trust deed (nil).