Mr Dean William Macpherson

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About Dean William Macpherson

Mr Macpherson served as Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry for the DA in the Fifth Parliament (2014-2019). Mr Macpherson is from Durban, KZN, and currently resides in Umhlanga. From 2009–2014, Mr Macpherson was the elected Ward Councillor for Durban North in the eThekwini Municipality where he served as the Chief Whip of the party until 2013. More...

2019 committee attendance as mp

72% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 18

2018 committee attendance as mp

84% attendance rate

Attended 64 meetings out of 76

2017 committee attendance as mp

85% attendance rate

Attended 47 meetings out of 55

2016 committee attendance as mp

66% attendance rate

Attended 33 meetings out of 50

2015 committee attendance as mp

82% attendance rate

Attended 51 meetings out of 62

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

93% attendance rate

Attended 27 meetings out of 29

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

PENSIONS

Public/Private Source
Public Public Office Bearers

TRUSTS

Registration Number Name Of Trusts Trustee/Beneficiary Details Of Benefits
IT 000892/2017 MDR Trust Trustee None

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business Directorship/Partnership
Manufacturing Sheridan Textiles
Property Development MDR Trust
Asset Finance Future Asset Finance

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location Extent Description
Mount Edgecombe 200m2 Town House

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value No Name of Company Nature
1000 100 Sheridan Textiles Manufacturing

TRAVEL

Description Sponsor
Study Tour to Taiwan Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs

BENEFITS

Source
SAA

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Type of Business Directorship/Partnership
Manufacturing Sheridan Textiles

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description Extent Location
House 200sq.m Mount Edgecombe, Durban

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business
Sheridan Textiles Textile manufacturing

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source Description Value
Gold Circle Vodacom Durban July R1 000

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description Extent Location
House 250sq.m. Durban
Flat 71sq.m. Durban

PENSIONS

Source Public/Private
Public Office Bearers Pension Fund Public

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value No Name of Company Nature
R600 6 000 Chemspec [Paint Shares
R100 100 Sheridan Textiles Shares

BENEFITS

Source Description
BA Gold Executive Club
SAA Silver Voyager

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

PENSIONS

Source Public/Private
Public Office Bearers Pension Fund Public

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value No Name of Company Nature
600 6 000 Chem Spec Chemicals

TRAVEL

Description Sponsor
Tour of Israel SAIF

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business
Sheridan Textiles Textile Manufacturing

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description Extent Location
Apartment 75sq.m. Musgrave, Durban
House 250sq.m. Mont Edgecome, Durban

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value No Name of Company Nature
13 Cents 6 000 Chem Spec Shares

BENEFITS

Source
British Airways

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business
Sheridan Textiles CC Textile Manufacuring

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source Description Value
Gold Circle Durban July tickets R1 000

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description Extent Location
Apartment 110sq.m. Berea, Durban

Committee appearances

  • Second Term Committee Programme 23 Jul 2019

    Mr D Macpherson (DA) raised a question on the agenda of 10 September 2019 - consultation with the Minister on the appointment of the Commissioner of the National Consumer Commission (NCC), and on 9 October 2019 - Candidate nomination for the chairperson of the National Lotteries Board. In the past, there was ...

  • Election of Chairperson 2 Jul 2019

    Mr D Macpherson (DA) too congratulated Mr Nkosi on his appointment. He pointed out that he had enjoyed working with the former Chairperson in the fifth parliament, Ms J Fubbs (ANC). She had set some noteworthy goals for the Committee and the Committee had been one of the most hardworking ...

  • International Trade Agreement with UK; Industrialisation/Localisation Report; Legacy Report 13 Mar 2019

    Mr D Macpherson (DA) asked if SA went into a rollover of the EPA, considering that SA had seen the abuse of non-tariff barriers to slow or stop the export of SA agricultural products, animal and fruit, how was it going to address those concerns that the agricultural unions had ...

  • Minister on SONA and Budget as it relates to DTI mandate 26 Feb 2019

    The agenda was adopted by Ms L Theko (ANC), and Mr B Radebe (ANC) but Mr D Macpherson (DA) pointed out that there were only four Members in attendance, which meant that there were insufficient Members to adopt the agenda.

  • NCC on findings raised by AG in their Annual Reports; DTI Quarter 2 & 3 report; South Africa’s Trade relations with the UK post Brexit 13 Feb 2019

    Mr D Macpherson (DA) was pleased to see the DG in the meeting. While the work done by NCC was commendable, he did not think that the NCC was doing enough. It did not advocate strongly enough for consumers. The NCC should be more aggressively on the side of consumers ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

  • Questions asked to the Minister of Trade and Industry 14 Feb 2019

    (1)What (a) is the current status quo of the negotiations with a certain company to transfer or sell Ekandustria Industrial Park to the Gauteng provincial government and (b) total (i) amount has the specified company spent on Ekandustria in terms of maintenance and security and (ii) number of jobs ...

  • Questions asked to the Minister of Public Enterprises 6 Dec 2018

    What amount does the (a) Kwadukuza Local Municipality and (b) Ilembe District Municipality owe Eskom for the (i) 2017/18 and (ii) 2018-19 year?

  • Questions asked to the Minister of Trade and Industry 6 Dec 2018

    (1)What was the total cost of the report of the Agency Rationalisation Report that was prepared for his department by a certain company? (2) has he accepted the findings of the report in respect of each agency as recommended; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

  • NOTICES OF MOTION 4 Mar 2015

    House Chair, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the House I shall move on behalf of the DA:

    That the House debates the role of the Manufacturing Competitiveness Enhancement Programme in supporting and expanding the manufacturing sector after the first decline seen in the sector ...

  • Anc. 22 Jul 2014

    I am not. Chair, I would like to ask you if the hon member is prepared to take questions on evictions in Gauteng. [Interjections.]

All Plenary Appearances