Mr Derrick America

Member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature

Formerly: National Assembly

Derrick America

About Derrick America

Mr. America previously served as a lecturer at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology for labour law and business courses from 1995 to 2009. He graduated from the University of the Western Cape in 1999 with an BCom honours degree and earned his MBA from the Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia in 2001.

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Current positions:

Member at Ad Hoc Committee: WCPP Seats (WCPP) (Ad Hoc Committees)

since 15th June 2022

Chairperson at Standing Committee on Local Government Oversight (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)

since 14th June 2022

Member at Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning (WCPP) (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)

since 9th June 2022

Member at Conduct Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)

since 30th May 2022

Alternate Member at Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)

since 28th February 2022

Alternate Member at Programme Authority (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)

since 3rd June 2019

Member at Transport and Public Works (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)

since 3rd June 2019

Member at Standing Committee on Human Settlement (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)

since 3rd June 2019

Alternate Member at Petitions Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)

since 3rd June 2019

Alternate Member at Standing Committee on Agriculture and environmental Planning (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)

since 3rd June 2019

Alternate Member at Rules Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)

since 3rd June 2019

Member at Budget Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)

since 3rd June 2019

Member at Public Accounts Committee (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)

since 3rd June 2019

Member at Western Cape Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)

since 22nd May 2019

Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

since March 2019

Constituency Head at DA Constituency Area: Swellendam (Constituency Area)

Alternate Member at Standing Committee on Community Safety, Cultural Affairs and Sport (WCPP) (Western-Cape-Provincial-Committee)

since 28th February 2022

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Former positions:

Member at Ad-hoc Committee on Covid-19 Pandemic (Ad Hoc Committees)

from 14th April 2020 until 6th May 2022

Chairperson at Standing Committee on Local Government Oversight (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)

from 3rd June 2019 until 1st March 2022

Alternate Member at Finance, Economic Opportunities and Tourism (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)

from 3rd June 2019 until 28th February 2022

Alternate Member at Standing Committee on Local Government Oversight (Western-Cape-Provincial-Legislature-Committee)

from 28th February 2022 until 3rd June 2019

22nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Western Cape Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Member at Portfolio Committee on Labour (National Assembly Committees)

from 7th June 2017 until 7th May 2019

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019

Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Drakenstein (Constituency Area)

until 7th May 2019

Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

until 7th May 2019

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee On Trade, Industry and Competition (National Assembly Committees)

from 8th December 2016 until 5th December 2017

Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Prins Albert (Constituency Area)

from 10th May 2014 until December 2017

Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: Laingsburg (Constituency Area)

from 10th May 2014 until December 2017

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Labour (National Assembly Committees)

from 20th June 2014 until 7th June 2017

Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014

7th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List)

from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

35th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List)

from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

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Politician Activity

Attendance of committee meetings:

2022 committee attendance as mp

78% attendance rate (25 of 32 )

2021 committee attendance as mp

73% attendance rate (54 of 74 )

2020 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate (63 of 72 )

2019 committee attendance as mp

77% attendance rate (36 of 47 )

2018 committee attendance as mp

97% attendance rate (30 of 31 )

2017 committee attendance as mp

88% attendance rate (22 of 25 )

2016 committee attendance as mp

83% attendance rate (20 of 24 )

2015 committee attendance as mp

82% attendance rate (18 of 22 )

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

88% attendance rate (14 of 16 )

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:

Adhoc Committee: WCPP Seats (WCPP)

Legislature seat numbers: IEC & Researcher briefing

7 Sep 2022

Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)

2021/22 Annual Report process of WC Government; Planned Oversight Visits to Gauteng and KZN SCOPAs; APAC Matters

24 Aug 2022

Local Government (WCPP)

Material irregularities as reflected in AGSA report on Municipalities

23 Aug 2022

Human Settlements (WCPP)

Oversight Reports: Langeberg, Garden Route, Cape Winelands & Transhex; Committee Reports

12 Aug 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.

2021/22 Annual report process of WC Government; Planned Oversight visits to Gauteng & KZN SCOPAs; APAC Matters

24 Aug 2022

Mr D America (DA) said that, even though the Committee had discussed the possibility of visiting these legislatures to observe ...

Material irregularities as reflected in AGSA report on Municipalities

23 Aug 2022

The Chairperson asked how the provincial legislature and government departments could help address the lack of capacity in internal controls ...

Calculation of the number of seats in legislatures: Input by Legal & Research Units; Role of Standing Committee on Premier and Constitutional Matters in support of potential constitutional changes

10 Aug 2022

Mr D America (DA) wanted to know what underlying assumptions had been considered when the determination of 42 seats was ...

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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

16 Apr 2019

What number of vacant funded posts are in the waste management department within the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, (b) what are ...

Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education

15 Apr 2019

With reference to the reply of the Minister of Public Service and Administration to question 3797 on 21 December 2018, ...

Questions asked to the Minister of Basic Education

15 Apr 2019

With reference to the Edleen Primary School, situated in the City of Ekurhuleni, (a) why is the school in such ...

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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.

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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.
Source Public/Private

Sanlam Glacier

Private

GEPF

Public

Nominal Value No Name of Company Nature

R265.00 per share

7

Sasol

Sasol BEE Ordinary

R40.40

70

Sasol

Sasol Inzalo

Description Extent Location

50% share of House

1071sq.m

Brackenfell, Cape Town

50% share of Flat

57sq.m

Stellenbosch, Western Cape

Source Public/Private

GEPF

Public

Sanlam - Glacier

Private

No Name of Company Nature

70

Sasol Inzalo

Ordinary

Description Extent Location

House: Erf 7182

1050 sq.m

Brackenfell

Flat: Erf 7603

57 sq.m

Stellenbosch, Cape Town

Source Public/Private

GEPF

Public

Sanlam - Glacier

Private

No Name of Company Nature

70

Sasol Inzalo

Ordinary

Description Sponsor

Oversight and study tour to Taiwan from 1-6 Dec 2015

Taiwanese Government

Description Extent Location

Flat - erf 7603

57sq.m.

Stellenbosch

House - erf 7182

1 050sq.m.

Brackenfell

Source Public/Private

GEPF

Public

Sanlam - Glacier

Private

No Name of Company Nature

70

Sasol Inzalo

Ordinary

Description Extent Location

House - Erf 7182

1 050sq.m.

Brackenfell

Flat - Erf 7603

57sq.m.

Stellenbosch

Source Public/Private

GEPF

Public

No Name of Company Nature

70

Sasol Inzalo

Ordinary

Description Extent Location

House - Erf 7182

1 050sq.m.

Vredekloof, Brackenfell