Mr Cilliers Brink

National Assembly

@BrinkCilliers

About Cilliers Brink

Mr Cilliers Brink is a member of the National Assembly. He currently serves in the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs of Parliament. To read more about him, click here.

2021 committee attendance as mp

77% attendance rate

Attended 23 meetings out of 30

2020 committee attendance as mp

80% attendance rate

Attended 66 meetings out of 82

2019 committee attendance as mp

72% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 18

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — SALGA 2021/22 Annual Performance Plan — 15 Apr 2021
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Follow-up engagement with Amathole District and its local municipalities — 13 Apr 2021
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Implementation of Traditional and Khoi San Leadership Act & 2017 Traditional Indaba resolutions; with Deputy Minister — 8 Apr 2021
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — State of readiness for 2021 local government elections: engagement with DCoG, SALGA & IEC; with Deputy Minister — 6 Apr 2021
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs — Department of Cooperative Governance on: Projects implemented in local government (LGTAS, Operation Clean Audit, B2B etc); District Development Model — 1 Apr 2021

All meetings attended

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Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

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
67th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

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Committee appearances

State of readiness for 2021 local government elections: engagement with DCoG & IEC 6 Apr 2021

Mr C Brink (DA) said his first set of questions was to the IEC. Members were concerned about the number of possible constraints to the smooth running of the 2021 LGEs. The presentation had mentioned the budget cuts of the IEC and the complications of COVID-19, including PPE and social ...
Department of Cooperative Governance on: Projects implemented in local government (LGTAS, Operation Clean Audit, B2B etc); District Development Model 1 Apr 2021

Mr C Brink (DA) said that he had found the presentation on previous attempts by government to improve basic services at the municipal level as important, and indicated that it was important to look at why these previous interventions had failed.
Non-delegated municipalities: National Treasury briefing 31 Mar 2021

Mr C Brink (DA) said there was not a problem with the MFMA and its oversight functions on non-delegated municipalities, so he did not know why certain provinces had identified it as a problem. He said these were excuses, considering the information was all on the system and available to ...
Amathole District Municipality: state of municipalities 12 Mar 2021

Mr C Brink (DA) supported Mr Mpumza’s suggestion with the amendment that the MEC be invited to respond in writing to outstanding issues because the term is coming to an end. Time needs to be managed properly because there are conflicting priorities between Committees. Members should get the benefit of ...
Uthukela District Municipality: state of municipalities 10 Mar 2021

Mr C Brink (DA) wanted the details of the 106 investigation at Alfred Duma Municipality in terms of what led to the initiation of the investigation and whether it has been completed, as well as if there is a report that has been tabled to Council from that investigation. He ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture 15 Apr 2021

What are the details for (a) each (i) town and (ii) city that has had their name changed since 1994, (b) the timeframe taken for each name change and (c) the amount each name change cost?
Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 29 Mar 2021

Whether, with reference to a Special Adjustment Budget Vote debate in May 2020, during which the former Deputy Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr P Tau, indicated that an Electricity Ombudsman will be appointed to resolve disputes between electricity suppliers and users, the ombudsman has been appointed; if ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 29 Mar 2021

(1)With reference to the work of (a) the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and/or (b) other specified service providers in the development of One Plans and other related projects or programmes that form part of the District Development Model, what is the total amount that the (i) DBSA and ...

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Plenary appearances

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 of the past is to bring people closer to work and social amenities. The City of Cape Town has identified ...
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 or at least engage with the matter.
The Eastern Cape provincial government has accused the council of the Nelson Mandela ...

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