Mr Mergan Chetty

National Council of Provinces

mchetty@parliament.gov.za

About Mergan Chetty

Mr Chetty previously served as a councillor in Pietermaritzburg for many years. He now is an MP for the DA in the NCOP.

2018 committee attendance as mp

82% attendance rate

Attended 31 meetings out of 38

2017 committee attendance as mp

66% attendance rate

Attended 21 meetings out of 32

2016 committee attendance as mp

71% attendance rate

Attended 36 meetings out of 51

2015 committee attendance as mp

77% attendance rate

Attended 34 meetings out of 44

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

91% attendance rate

Attended 20 meetings out of 22

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

NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs — Public Service Commission Amendment Bill & Traditional and Khoisan Leadership Bill: final mandates — 4 Dec 2018
NCOP Security and Justice — Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill: adoption; United Arab Emirates (UAE) Extradition Treaty; with Deputy Minister — 27 Nov 2018
NCOP Security and Justice — IPID Amendment Bill; Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill; Powers, Privileges & Immunities of Parliament Amendment Bill: briefing — 31 Oct 2018
NCOP Petitions and Executive Undertakings — Committee Business — 31 Oct 2018
NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs — Traditional Khoisan & Leadership Amendment Bill: Department response to submissions; Traditional Leadership & Governance Framework Amendment Bill: adoption — 30 Oct 2018

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

Member at Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention (Ad Hoc Committees) since 29th May 2018
Member at Select Committee on Security and Justice (Ncop Committees) since June 2014
Member at Select Committee on Petitions and Executive Undertakings (Ncop Committees) since June 2014
Alternate Member at Select Committee on Finance (Ncop Committees) since June 2014
Member at Select Committee on Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Ncop Committees) since June 2014
Alternate Member at Select Committee on Appropriations (Ncop Committees) since June 2014
Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament) since 22nd May 2014
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

18th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
14th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
136th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Description
Pietermaritzburg, KZN	House

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Pietermaritzburg	800sq.m.	House

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Pietermaritzburg	800sq.m.	House

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Location	Extent	Description
Pietermaritzburg	800sq.m.	House

Committee appearances

Critical Infrastructure Protection Bill: adoption; United Arab Emirates (UAE) Extradition Treaty; 27 Nov 2018

Mr M Chetty (DA, KwaZulu-Natal) also agreed that the Committee would not rubber stamp decisions taken by the NA.
Committee Report on Traditional and Governance Framework Amendment Bill; Traditional Khoisan and Leadership Amendment Bill: Legal & Departmental opinions on submissions 30 Oct 2018

Mr M Chetty (DA, KZN) commented that notwithstanding the fact that the AG stated that it did not have the capacity, the Committee wanted to make auditing by the AG compulsory. He asked how many submissions were received after the extension of the submission date, and whether the extension was ...
Committee Report on Intervention in the North West Province in terms of Section 100 of the Constitution 25 Oct 2018

Mr M Chetty (DA; KZN) said this was reminiscent of the old apartheid government whose officials “gave us volumes of stuff” with a limited amount of time “so we could be abused”. He said the oversight visit had been divided into two groups and the meeting therefore would have to ...
Hlabana Petition; Minister of Police & Deputy Minister of Economic Development Progress Report 24 Oct 2018

Mr M Chetty (DA, KwaZulu-Natal) said that he was not part of that meeting either but he will also comment on the principle. The Committee's role on executive undertakings is to hold the Minister accountable. Ms Engelbrecht had posed a question that there were insufficient police personnel in the ...
Oversight Reports 23 Oct 2018

Mr M Chetty (DA; KZN) said the issue of quality has been a long-standing one. He said that MEC’s must be held accountable when they do not appear. He explained that instructions were given to MEC’s to account to the Committee. He added that the MEC’s are ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 20 Mar 2015

Whether, with reference to his reply to Question 168 on 31 October 2014, the Free State Member of the Executive Council for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has provided any reply to his request; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Questions asked to the Minister of Human Settlements 20 Mar 2015

What mechanisms are in place to ensure that the tender awarding process is administered in order to ensure that only qualified and experienced builders are awarded building contracts for state-subsidised houses?
Questions asked to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans 6 Mar 2015

What progress has been made to date with regard to the implementation of the undertakings of the Equal Opportunities and Affirmative Action Advisory Board in its 2003-04 Annual Report to (a) establish a Sexual Harassment Hotline and (b) launch a Sexual Harassment Training Programme as part of the Equal Opportunities ...

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

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