Mr Luyolo Mphithi

Member of the National Assembly

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About Luyolo Mphithi

Luyolo holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, International Relations and Law, as well as a joint honour’s degree in International Relations and Political Science from the University of Witwatersrand. He is currently reading for his Master’s Degree in Public Administration at the University of Witwatersrand.

The DA Youth Leader also holds a certificate in Political Formations and Structures from the International Academy of Leadership (IAF) in Germany, Gummersbach; a certificate in Research Methodology from Bowdoin College in Michigan, USA; and a certificate in Public Management from Syracuse University in New York, USA.

Luyolo was awarded the Ernst Oppenheimer Memorial Scholarship, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship, the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship, and the Mandela Washington Fellowship (Barack Obama’s flagship leadership programme). These awards have solidified a strong need in Luyolo to give back, not only to his community but to society as a whole.

The DA Youth Leader was named as one of The Mail and Guardian’s Top 200 Young South Africans in Politics in 2017. He was further named by Avance Media as one the 100 most influential Young South Africans of 2017 in Politics.

Luyolo is a graduate of the DA’s Young Leaders Programme and has served in numerous roles in the DA such as DASO leader at the University of Witwatersrand in 2012 and provincial Gauteng deputy chair for DA Youth in 2012.

He is a member of the DA Federal Council, representing the Johannesburg Region. And he also serves on the African Liberal Youth (ALY) as the treasurer – his role revolves around supporting youth organisations and political youth structures across Africa.

In 2017, he represented the ALY at the African Liberal Network conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Where he and the committee championed the need for woman leaders in Africa.

Previously, Luyolo Mphithi served as a City councillor for the City of Johannesburg, representing the constituency of Meadowlands, Soweto, in the City Council. He also served on the Public Safety Committee and Environment, Infrastructure and Services Committee.

Luyolo has also worked as a research and communication officer for the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature where he did research on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Human Settlements, Public Works, Roads and Transport and Public Safety, Security and Liaison. Luyolo has previously worked as a consultant for multiple institutions including Executive Research Associates, Hanns Seidel Foundation, Wits University, and the Department of International Relations and Co-Operation (DIRCO).

Currently, Luyolo serves as director of Political Administration for the City of Johannesburg where he serves as the head of department for Political Administration in the City and as a Federal DA Youth Leader. Source: DA

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Political party:

Democratic Alliance (DA)

Constituency Offices

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Contact Details:

066 380 6680

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Current positions:

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Former positions:

Member at Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements (National Assembly Committees)

from 3rd May 2023 until 28th May 2024

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 22nd May 2019 until 28th May 2024

15th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

70th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

4th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

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Politician Activity

Attendance of committee meetings:

2024 (6th Parliament) committee attendance as mp

71% attendance rate (5 of 7 )

2024 (7th Parliament) committee attendance as mp

63% attendance rate (5 of 8 )

2023 committee attendance as mp

75% attendance rate (21 of 28 )

2022 committee attendance as mp

80% attendance rate (33 of 41 )

2021 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate (41 of 43 )

2020 committee attendance as mp

74% attendance rate (28 of 38 )

2019 committee attendance as mp

81% attendance rate (13 of 16 )

Attendance Methodology

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Recent meetings attended:

Human Settlements

DHS Q4 2023/24 & Q1 2024/25 Performance; with Minister

11 Sep 2024

Human Settlements

DHS strategy to unblock projects & support to provincial departments & municipalities that are failing to spend their budgets

4 Sep 2024

Human Settlements

Induction Workshop: engagement with DHS and entities (day 2)

22 Aug 2024

Human Settlements

Department of Human Settlements Budget Vote Report

12 Jul 2024

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What they said in committee meetings:

What are committee meetings?

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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 Human Settlements

16 Sep 2024

(1) What are the full details of the role played by the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) in the ...

Questions asked to the Minister of Human Settlements

16 Sep 2024

What is the strategy of her Department to ensure that, (a) provinces and (b) municipalities spend their grants to avoid ...

Questions asked to the Minister of Human Settlements

13 Sep 2024

(1) What (a) are the further relevant details with regard to the digital platform of the Community Schemes Ombud Service ...

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Plenary appearances:

What are plenary appearances?

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WEDNESDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2019

4 Dec 2019

House Chair, hon Minister, it was revealed at the portfolio committee that the department is paying the salary of the Deputy Minister and her office, I would like to find ...

WEDNESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2019

3 Dec 2019

Thank you, Deputy Speaker. Jackson Katz makes a significant point on the framing of gender-based

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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.
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Oakdene

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International Federation of Liberal Youth

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International Federation of Liberal Youth.

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International Federation of Liberal Youth

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43m2

Johannesburg

Apartment

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GLZ group of companies (deregistration process).

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International Federation of Liberal Youth

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National Democratic Institute - Conference

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R3000

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77m2

Johannesburg

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City of Johannesburg

Public

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GLZ Group of companies.

Consuting

Extent of the Property Location – Area Description of Property

Oakdene, Johannesburg,

Complex