Mr James Selfe

National Assembly

@JAMESSELFE3

About James Selfe

James was born in Pretoria and attended Bishops boarding School in Cape Town. Upon completing his secondary education he was called up for military training in the South African National Defence Force anti-aircraft division and progressed to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. James started his political career in late 1978 by working in the research department of the Progressive Federal Party (PFP). He became the party’s Director of Communication in 1988. He joined the Democratic Party in 1992 in the capacity of Executive Director. After his election to Parliament in 1999 he became the party’s spokesperson on Provincial and Local Government. In 2004 he was re-elected to Parliament and became responsible for the Correctional Services Portfolio. He assumed his current post of Shadow Minister of Correctional Services upon his re-election to Parliament in 2009. (http://www.da.org.za).

Mr Selfe remains as one of the DA's shadow Minister for Justice and Correctional Services, as of June 2014

2018 committee attendance as mp

57% attendance rate

Attended 4 meetings out of 7

2017 committee attendance as mp

67% attendance rate

Attended 24 meetings out of 36

2016 committee attendance as mp

63% attendance rate

Attended 10 meetings out of 16

2015 committee attendance as mp

28% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 47

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

47% attendance rate

Attended 17 meetings out of 36

Attendance records reflect Committee not Plenary Attendance
Minister/Deputy Minister attendance is not compulsory.
MP attendance is compulsory unless an apology is given
MPs are recorded as absent whether they have, or have not submitted apologies.
This is not the official committee attendance record of Parliament.
Plenary Attendance is not made public by Parliament although it has been requested.

Recent meetings attended

Justice and Correctional Services — Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) briefing — 12 Jun 2018
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties — Committee Report on Political Party Funding Bill financial implications — 20 Mar 2018
Constitutional Review Committee — Section 25 review: proposed programme for public hearings — 20 Mar 2018
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties — Political Party Funding Bill financial implications: National Treasury & IEC briefing — 14 Mar 2018
Ad Hoc Committee on the Funding of Political Parties — Political Party Funding Bill: adoption — 28 Nov 2017

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

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Communications (National Assembly Committees) since 4th October 2016
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla (Ad Hoc Committees) since June 2015
Member at Portfolio Committee On Justice and Constitutional Development (Committee) since 20th June 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 21st May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: South Peninsula 2 (Constituency Area) since 10th May 2014
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Funding of Political Parties (Ad Hoc Committees) since 21st June 2017

Formerly

Member at Constitutional Review Committee (Joint Committees) from 25th March 2015 until 29th May 2018
Alternate Member at Ad Hoc Committee to nominate a person for appointment of Public Protector (Ad Hoc Committees) from 26th May 2016 until 30th August 2016
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
1st Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Western Cape Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 6th May 2009 until 6th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: South Peninsula 2 (Constituency Area) until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services (National Assembly Committees) until 6th May 2014
Member at Portfolio Committee On Correctional Services (Committee) until 6th May 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	No	Nominal Value
Shares	Investec - Coronation Global Managed Fund	32.95%
shares	Investec - Money Fund	1.21%
Shares	Investec - Orbis Global Balanced Fund	32.87%
Shares	Investec - Sarasin GlobalSar Dynamic	32.97%
Shares	Investec - Coronation Market Plus Fund	50.08%
Shares	Investec - PSG Flexible Fund	49.92%
Investment Platform Unit Trust	Allan Gray Money Market Fund	100%
Retirement Wealth	Old Mutual		R369 517.10
Unit Trust(Retirement Annuity)	Old Mutual		R87 520.16

TRAVEL

Sponsor	Description
Friedrich Naumann Foundation	Study tour to Belgium and Netherlands in relation to the International Criminal Court

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Employer	Approved	Type of Business	Name of Whip
Democratic Alliance	Yes	Politics	Mr J steenhuisen

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Langebaan	674 sq.m	Erf 186
Muizenberg	396 sq.m	Erf 86445
vredehoek	81sqm	Flat

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	Nominal Value	No
Units	Allan Gray	R87 937.76
Units	Allan Gray Equity Fund Class A	R24 843.99	66.199
Units	Coronation Balanced Plus Fund B4 Class	R45 929.62	458.434
Units	Investec Opportunity Fund E Class	R42 816.68	3 935.465
Units	Old Mutual Balanced Fund B1 Class	R67 945.88	4 591.310
Units	Old Mutual Edge 28 Fund	R165 415.93	86 613.440
Units	Old Mutual Money Market Fund B1 Class	R14 573.84	11 555.904
Units	Old Mutual Growth Fund A	R33 507.19
Units	Old Mutual Money Market Fund A	R6 342.31	6 342.31
Units	Old Mutual Balanced Fund A	R22 127.42	1 491.03

TRUSTS

Registration Number	Name Of Trusts	Trustee/Beneficiary	Details Of Benefits
IT 7191/02	Millennium Prosperity Trust	Trustee	None

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Employer	Approved	Type of Business	Name of Whip
Democratic Alliance	Yes	Politics	J Steenhuisen

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Muizenberg	396sq.m.	Erf 86445
Wynberg	118sq.m.	Property
Langebaan	674sq.m.	Erf 286

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	No	Nominal Value
Units	Allan Gray	84 117.00	R84 534.06
Units	Coronation Balanced Plus Fund B-Class	485.862	R46 854.44
Units	Investec Opportunity Fund B3	4 254.925	R40 414.98
Units	Marriott Core Income B- Class	22 268.829	R24 974.49
Units	Old Mutual SA Quoted Property Fund C	4 792.040	R45 932.18
Units	Allan Gray Equity Fund Class A	139.836	R46 555.70
Units	Cash Management Acc [ULA]	75.763	R208.12

TRUSTS

Registration Number	Name Of Trusts	Trustee/Beneficiary	Details Of Benefits
IT 7191/02	Millennium Prospeity Trust	Trustee	None

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Employer	Approved	Type of Business	Name of Whip
Democratic Alliance	Yes	Politics	A Lotriet

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Langebaan	674sq.m.	Erf 286
Muizenberg	396sq.m.	Erf 86445
Wynberg	118sq.m.	Property

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	No	Nominal Value
Units	Allan Gray Money Market Fund	79 532.56	R80 649.24 [Market value]
Units	Coronation Balanced Plus Fund B Class	485.862	R43 962.11
Units	Investec Opportunity Fund B3	4 254.925	R38 421.97
Units	Marriot Core Income B Class	22 268.829	R25 497.81
Units	Old Mutual SA Quoted Property Fund C Class	4 792.040	R38 320.99
Units	Allan Gray Equity Fund Class A	139.836	R45 665.59
Units	Cash Management ACC [ULA]	936.210	RR2 446.17

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Employer	Approved	Type of Business	Name of Whip
Democratic Alliance	Yes	Politics	DT George

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Langebaan	674sq.m.	Erf 286
Muizenberg	396sq.m.	Erf 86445
Wynberg	118sq.m.	Property

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	No	Nominal Value
Units	Coronation Balanced Plus Fund B	485.862	R35 988.67
Units	Investec Opportunity Fund B3	4 254.9225	R33 536.04
Units	Marriott Core Income B Class	22 268.829	R26 410.83
Units	Old Mutual SA Quoted Property Fund C Class	4 792.040	R34 478.73
Units	Allan Gray Equity Fund	139.836	R34 100.39
Units	Cash Management Acc [ULA]	1 263.848	R3 114.12
Units	Allan Gray	75 076.02	R75 076.02

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Employer	Approved	Type of Business	Name of Whip
Democratic Alliance	Yes	Politics	A Watson

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Langebaan	674sq.m.	Erf 286
Muizenberg	396sq.m.	Erf 86445
Wynberg	118sq.m.	Property

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

No	Name of Company	Nominal Value
485.862 Units	Coronation Balanced Plus Fund B Class	R29 797.58
4 254.925 Units	Investec Opportunity Fund B3	R29 892.12
4 792.040 Units	Old Mutual SA Quoted Property Fund C Class	R33 084.24
69 336.88 Units	Allan Gray Money Market Fund	R73 113.57 [Market value]

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Employer	Approved	Type of Business	Name of Whip
Democratic Alliance	Yes	Politics	A Watson

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Langebaan	674sq.m.	Erf 286
Muizenberg	396sq.m.	Erf 86445
Wynberg	118sq.m.	Property

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	No	Nominal Value
UNits	Allan Gray	67 552.66	R68 461.14

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Employer	Approved	Type of Business	Name of Whip
emocratic Alliance	Yes	Politics	I Davidson

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Value	Description	Source
+-R800	Festival	Cape Town City Council

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Muizenberg	396sq.m.	Erf 86445
Wynberg	118sq.m.	Longwood Gardens
Langebaan	674sq.m.	Erf 286

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nature	Name of Company	No	Nominal Value
Units	Allan Gray Money Market Fund	64,629.50 Units	R64,768.40

TRAVEL

Sponsor	Description
Friedrich Naumann and Konrad Audenaeur Foundations	Study tour of Germany

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

Employer	Approved	Type of Business	Name of Whip
Democratic Alliance	Yes	Politics	D Kohler-Barnard

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Value	Description	Source
-R700	2 Tickets to CPT Inernational Jazz Festival	Cape Town City Council
-R2000	Helicopter ride - Visit to soccer stadium and dinner x 2	First National Bank

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Langebaan	674sq.m.	Erf 286
Muizenberg	396sq.m.	Erf 86445
Wynberg	118sq.m.	Longwood Gardens

Committee appearances

Review of Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act: public hearings 18 Aug 2017

Mr J Selfe (DA) pointed out that the presentation was not intended to go into detail nor should specific recommendations be made.
Review of Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act: public hearings 17 Aug 2017

Mr J Selfe (DA) referred to the abuse of state resources, pointing out that in the last election the DA had to go to court to deal with abuses of state resources that it had encountered. The IEC needed to regulate state resource misuse and have the backbone to manage ...
Review of Public Funding of Represented Political Parties Act: public hearings 16 Aug 2017

Mr J Selfe (DA) corrected a point in the CASAC submission about a secret donation made in early 2000s that was received by the New National Party, not the DA. How likely was it that donations for political purposes would get a tax deduction? There seemed to be a resistance ...
Review of Public Funding of Represented Political parties Act, No 103 of 1997: public hearings 15 Aug 2017

Mr J Selfe (DA) asked whether there was a difference between funding for government parties and opposition parties. Should the same rules apply to everyone? What form of enforcement of the rules did the HSRC have in mind? What were his views about expenditure caps and the difference between campaigning ...
Committee Bills: legal advisor briefing; Selection of written submissions for public hearings 3 Aug 2017

Mr J Selfe (DA) supported inviting, although not summonsing, those who had submitted input, but he was concerned about the amount of time available for the Committee to interrogate the submissions. He noted that generally many questions arose from oral submissions. He suggested that the Committee be more flexible on ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 14 May 2018

(1) What is the (a) nature and (b) current status of the settlement agreement, Resolution 1/2016, which was entered into between the Department of Correctional Services and trade unions in November 2016; (2) (a) what payments (i) have been made and (ii) are scheduled to be made to beneficiaries ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 3 Nov 2017

(a) What amount has his department spent on the (i) building of new correctional service facilities and (ii) upgrading of existing correctional service facilities in each of the past five financial years and (b) in each case, what are the relevant details of the (i) facility concerned, (ii) work done ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 23 Aug 2017

(1)Has his department received a memorandum from inmates serving life sentences at the (a) Kgosi Mampuru Prison submitted on 10 April 2017 (b)Barberton Prison on 4 May 2017, (c) Groenpunt Prison on 22 May 2017 and (d) Empangeni Prison on 23 May 2017; if so; (2) whether his ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

Election Of President Of The Republic 21 May 2014

Not quite, honourable Chief Justice. Honourable Chief Justice, I rise on the question of procedure in terms of Rule 8 of the Rules of the first sitting of the National Assembly, on which I would like your ruling.
Election Of President Of The Republic 21 May 2014

Hon Chief Justice ...

All Plenary Appearances

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRAVEL

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRUSTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRUSTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

TRAVEL

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

LAND AND PROPERTY

Committee appearances

Questions

Plenary appearances