Mathew John Cuthbert

National Assembly

mj_cuthbert@yahoo.com

@TheMatCuthbert

About Mathew John Cuthbert

Mr Cuthbert serves as the DA’s Shadow Deputy Minister for Trade, Industry and Economic Development. Some of his achievements include being the youngest councillor in Ekhurhuleni. He holds a Bachelor of Political Science, a Post-graduate diploma in Business Administration at the Wits Business School, and is currently pursuing his Master of Management with a focus on economic policy at the Wits School of Governance. Read more here.

2020 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate

Attended 21 meetings out of 22

2019 committee attendance as mp

81% attendance rate

Attended 22 meetings out of 27

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Recent meetings attended

Trade and Industry — South African Bureau of Standards & National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications turnaround progress; National Lotteries Commission allegations — 24 Jun 2020
Trade and Industry — DTIC on beneficiation and localisation; 1st draft of Quarter 4 DTI & EDD Report; Oversight reports — 19 Jun 2020
Trade and Industry — Oversight Reports — 10 Jun 2020
Trade and Industry — ITAC contribution to government’s COVID-19 response; DTI & EDD’s 2019/20 Quarter 4 performance — 2 Jun 2020
Trade and Industry — Minister on COVID-19 measures as it pertains to the DTICs mandate; DTIC Budget: Committee Report discussion — 26 May 2020

All meetings attended

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Currently

Member at Portfolio Committee On Trade and Industry (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

15th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Gauteng Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
60th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

SABS & NRCS on progress in implementing their turnaround strategies; DTI & EDD Quarter 4 Committee Report 24 Jun 2020

Mr M Cuthbert (DA) asked if the legal opinion would take precedence over the outcome of the management committee meeting. What was the legal opinion supposed to decide, given that there was a clear precedent for other entities within the DTIC presenting information to the Committee? Had the Chairperson thought ...
DTIC on beneficiation and localisation; 1st draft of Quarter 4 DTI & EDD Report; Oversight reports 19 Jun 2020

Mr M Cuthbert (DA) questioned why the Department had approved the acquisition of Highveld Steel by ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) in February 2020 which had reduced competition in the steel market. AMSA was now shedding jobs. The Department seemed to consider it a strategic intervention but it seemed more like ...
Oversight Reports 10 Jun 2020

Mr M Cuthbert (DA) requested that the National Lottery Commission (NLC) matter which he and the Chairperson have been corresponding on be added on the agenda.
ITAC’s on its contribution to government’s COVID-19 response; DTI & EDD’s 2019/20 Quarter 4 performance 2 Jun 2020

Ms J Hermans (ANC) congratulated Mr M Cuthbert (DA) on the arrival of his new baby.
DTIC on COVID-19 measures as it pertains to its mandate 22 May 2020

Mr M Cuthbert (DA) added that the Minister had not responded to written questions from 4 months earlier. It seemed to be part of a trend of refusing to be held accountable by the Committee. It was despicable that he didn’t feel he had to account to parliament and ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Trade and Industry 22 Jun 2020

(1)Whether, with reference to his reply to question 259 on 25 May 2020, he will furnish Mr M.J Cuthbert with the (a) names and (b) job titles of each employee of his department who has been on sabbatical leave since 1 January 2019; if not, in each case ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition 22 Jun 2020

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 259 on 25 May 2020, he will furnish Mr M J Cuthbert with a detailed list of the (a) names and (b) job titles of each employee of his department who incurred expenditure on business class flights?
Questions asked to the Minister of Trade and Industry 25 May 2020

(1)Whether he will furnish Mr M J Cuthbert with a copy of his department’s policy on sabbatical leave for officials; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) whether he will furnish Mr M J Cuthbert with a detailed list of the (a) officials ...

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

WEDNESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 2019 3 Dec 2019

House Chairperson, Minister you have just spoken about the steps being taken to broaden black-owned businesses in the panel beating business, but can you tell us what you have done with respect to the neo monopoly of Nzabanzaba Attorneys which continues to receive 70% of the Competition Commissions legal work ...
ADVANCING THE AFRICAN UNION AGENDA 2063 WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE TWIN PILLARS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY (Subject for Discussion) 7 Nov 2019

Hon Speaker, never did I think I will see the nationalist socialist party of Wakanda over there arguing in favour of free markets, but it seems that things happen everyday. The ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, AfCFTA agreement, by 27 member states is a victory for ...

All Plenary Appearances

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