Mr James Selfe

Formerly: National Assembly

About James Selfe

Mr Selfe's career in politics started in 1979, when he joined the research department of the Progressive Federal Party (PFP), a forerunner of today’s Democratic Alliance. He was elected to Parliament in 1994, and participated in the Constitutional Assembly which drew up the democratic Constitution, and served as Democratic Party and DA spokesperson on Correctional Services since 1999. served as the DA's Federal Executive Chairperson. He 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 Defense Force anti-aircraft division and progressed to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After his reelection 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. (http://www.da.org.za).

Political party:

Democratic Alliance (DA)

Email

jselfe@da.org.za

Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

Contact Numbers:

082 556 0252

021 403 2016

021 403 3505

Current positions:

Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

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Former positions:

Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services (National Assembly Committees)

from 27th June 2019 until 31st December 2021

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 22nd May 2019 until 31st December 2021

22nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Member at Constitutional Review Committee (Joint Committees)

from 16th March 2018 until 7th May 2019

Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Funding of Political Parties (Ad Hoc Committees)

from 21st June 2017 until 7th May 2019

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

from 4th October 2016 until 7th May 2019

Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Police Minister's Report on Nkandla (Ad Hoc Committees)

from June 2015 until 7th May 2019

Member at Portfolio Committee On Justice and Constitutional Development (Committee)

from 20th June 2014 until 7th May 2019

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019

Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: South Peninsula 2 (Constituency Area)

from 10th May 2014 until 7th May 2019

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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Politician Activity

Attendance of committee meetings:

2021 committee attendance as mp

67% attendance rate (2 of 3 )

2020 committee attendance as mp

50% attendance rate (10 of 20 )

2018 committee attendance as mp

60% attendance rate (3 of 5 )

2017 committee attendance as mp

75% attendance rate (18 of 24 )

2016 committee attendance as mp

50% attendance rate (4 of 8 )

2015 committee attendance as mp

29% attendance rate (14 of 48 )

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

47% attendance rate (17 of 36 )

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:

Justice and Correctional Services

State of Education in Correctional Facilities: Department of Correctional Services briefing

16 Nov 2021

Justice and Correctional Services

Information Regulator: shortlisting; Justice Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DCS & JICS 2020/21 Annual Report; with Minister & Deputy Minister

9 Nov 2021

Justice and Correctional Services

GBV bills: adoption; Information Regulator Appointment Process; with Deputy Minister

8 Sep 2021

Justice and Correctional Services

Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill: DOJCD response to public submissions & adoption; GBV bills: NCOP amendments; with Deputy Minister

7 Sep 2021

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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.

Justice and Constitutional Development BRRR

3 Dec 2021

The Committee arranged to host a farewell gathering for Committee Member Mr James Selfe (DA), who announced his retirement from ...

WC Judge President Hlophe matter: Parliament Legal Services on procedure to follow

9 Sep 2021

The Chairperson said that the Committee had received a letter from Mr J Selfe (DA) about a parole matter. He ...

Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill; GBV Bills: NCOP Amendments

8 Sep 2021

Mr J Selfe (DA) said that he might be mistaken – he had not dealt with legislation for a long ...

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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 Justice and Correctional Services

28 Jul 2021

Whether the State Attorney has been requested by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure to begin proceedings to evict ...

Questions asked to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

9 Jul 2021

(1)Whether her department owns a property situated at 15 Tennant Road, Kenilworth, Cape Town; if so, (a) on what date ...

Questions asked to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

9 Jul 2021

(1)Whether there is a Correctional Supervision and Parole Board dedicated to the Johannesburg Female Correctional Centre; if not, what is ...

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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.

APPROPRIATION BILL (Policy debate)

17 Jul 2019

Thank House Chair, as I was saying, the portfolio committee was briefed on the BOSASA scandal as early 2009, and yet no action was taken at all, in deed the ...

APPROPRIATION BILL (Policy debate)

17 Jul 2019

House Chairperson, we would like to associate ourselves with the tribute paid Minister to the late Jonny Clegg, he was a great musician and a great South African. The Department ...

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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.

2020

12 categories Source

CONTRACTS

1 items

Value of Contract	Period of Contract	Details of Contract and Management thereof	Name of State Entity
	NONE

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Type of Business Activity	Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body
PROPERTY INVESTMENT	SCE PROPERTY HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

1 items

Value	Description	Source
R2000	BRIEFCASE	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE

LAND AND PROPERTY

1 items

Description of Property	Location – Area	Extent of the Property
APARTMENT ERF 86445	VREDEHOEK MUIZENBERG	81 square metres plus 41 square metres terrace 396 square metres

PENSIONS

1 items

Public/Private	Source
PRIVATE	OLD MUTUAL

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

2 items

Nature	Name of Company	Number of Shares	Nominal Value
		Old Mutual Living Annuity R382 300
	SCE Property Holdings (Pty) Ltd	South African Independent Retirement Annuity R126 443 South African Tax Free Investments R79 405 Ninety One Endowment R4 239 864 1000	R2 300

TRAVEL

1 items

Description of Journey	Sponsor
	NONE

BENEFITS

1 items

Description of Benefit	Source
	NONE

SPONSORSHIPS

1 items

Extent	Description of Assistance/Sponsorship	Source of Sponsorship
		NONE

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

Type of Business	Name of Employer
POLITICAL PARTY (until 20 October 2019)	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

1 items

Value of any Benefits derived	Name of Organisation	Type of Business Activity
	NONE

TRUSTS

1 items

Name of Trust	Trustee/Beneficiary	Registration Number	Details of all benefits derived
NONE

2019

4 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

6 items

Nature	Name of Company	Nominal Value
Corporate Cash Manager	Investec	R509 403.77
Global Select Access	Investec	R195 737.11
iSelect Retirement Annuity	Investec	R120 559.42
Wealth Linked Retirement	Old Mutual	R366 422.20
Golbal Select Access	Investec	R2 877 33.11
iSelect Bond	Investec	R293 728.11

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

Description of Property	Location – Area	Extent of the Property
Erf	Langebaan	674m²
Erf	Muizenberg	396m²
	Vredehoek	81m² plus 41m² terrace

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

Type of Business	Name of Employer
Politics	Democratic Alliance

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Type of Business Activity	Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body
Property Investment	SCE Property Holdings PTY (Ltd)

2018

4 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

4 items

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R112 047	Unit Trust	Old Mutual	Unit trust
R437 000	Shares	Investec	Money Fund
R312 727	Shares	Investec	Unit Trust
R 2 690 963	Shares	I Select Investec bond	Unit Trust

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

Description	Extent	Location
Erf 286	674sq.m	Langebaan
Erf 86445	396sq.m	Muizenberg
No.2 Vanguard Court	81sq.m plus 41sq.m terrace	Vredehoek

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

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

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

1 items

Directorship/Partnership
SCE Property Holdings (Pty)Ltd Property Investment

2017

4 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

9 items

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

TRAVEL

1 items

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

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

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

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

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

2016

4 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

10 items

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

TRUSTS

1 items

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

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

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

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

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

2015

4 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

7 items

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

TRUSTS

1 items

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

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

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

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

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

2014

3 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

7 items

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

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

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

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

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

2013

3 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

7 items

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

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

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

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

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

2012

3 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

4 items

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

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

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

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

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

2011

4 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

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

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

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

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

1 items

Source	Description	Value
Cape Town City Council	Festival	+-R800

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

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

2010

5 categories Source

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

1 items

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

TRAVEL

1 items

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

REMUNERATED EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT

1 items

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

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

2 items

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

LAND AND PROPERTY

3 items

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

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