Mr Robert Alfred Lees

National Assembly

Formerly: National Council of Provinces

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@SquireLees

Party

Democratic Alliance (DA)

Email

alf@leeskzn.co.za

Phone

Constituency Offices

Not associated with any constituency offices

Province

KwaZulu-Natal

About Robert Alfred Lees

Mr Robert Alfred Lees went to school in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) and matriculated in 1969. He obtained a certificate in electronics from the Natal Technicon and then went on to read for a BCom degree at the University of Natal (Now KZN) in 1998. He worked for Dunlop Tyres as a trainee manager and then Management Accountant. Mr Lees then moved to Consol as General Manager of the Bags & Sacks Division. In 1990 he established an accounting practise in Ladysmith, KZN. Over some 36 years he has worked in the Emnambithi/Ladysmith area amongst all communities - this area forms his constituency for the DA. Mr Lees is heavily involved with commercial farming and land reform. His first five years in Parliament were as a permanent delegate in the NCOP and as a Member of the Select Committees of Finance and Appropriations.

2019 committee attendance as mp

94% attendance rate

Attended 30 meetings out of 32

2018 committee attendance as mp

98% attendance rate

Attended 57 meetings out of 58

2017 committee attendance as mp

89% attendance rate

Attended 73 meetings out of 82

2016 committee attendance as mp

90% attendance rate

Attended 56 meetings out of 62

2015 committee attendance as mp

95% attendance rate

Attended 41 meetings out of 43

2014 committee attendance as mp

(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)

93% attendance rate

Attended 13 meetings out of 14

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

Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Non-Tabling of 2018/19 Annual Reports: SAA & Department of Water and Sanitation — 13 Nov 2019
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Non-Tabling of 2018/19 Annual Reports: South African Express, Alexkor & NSFAS; with Ministers — 30 Oct 2019
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Deviation and expansion for national departments and entities for 4th quarter 2018/19 & 1st quarter 2019/2020: National Treasury briefing — 29 Oct 2019
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Audit Outcome 2018/19: briefing by Auditor General — 23 Oct 2019
Public Accounts (SCOPA) — Inter-Ministerial Task Team on the defaulting municipalities that are owing ESKOM (postponed) — 22 Oct 2019

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 Standing Committee on Public Accounts (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

10th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
88th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Funding of Political Parties (Ad Hoc Committees) from 21st June 2017 until 7th May 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Finance (National Assembly Committees) from 25th June 2015 until 7th May 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) from 21st May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: uThukela (Constituency Area) from 10th May 2014 until 7th May 2019
Member at Standing Committee on Public Accounts (National Assembly Committees) from 20th June 2014 until 25th June 2015
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament) from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
4th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
34th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List) from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
Constituency Contact at DA Constituency Area: uThukela (Constituency Area) until 6th May 2014
Member at Ad Hoc Committee on Protection of State Information Bill (NCOP) (Ad Hoc Committees) until 6th May 2014
Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament) from 11th June 2009 until 21st April 2014
Alternate Member at Select Committee on Economic Development (Ncop Committees) until 21st April 2014
Member at Select Committee on Appropriations (Ncop Committees) until 21st April 2014
Member at Select Committee on Finance (Ncop Committees) until 21st April 2014

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Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2018 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R50	50%	Ladysmith Industrial Brushware CC	Member
R100	100%	Nambithi Trading Enterprises CC	Member
R100	100%	RNS Agencies CC	Member

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Ladysmith Farmers Security	Farm Security (Dormant)

GIFTS AND HOSPITALITY

Source	Description	Value
Chinese Consulate	Book	Unknown

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Portion 9 of 8 of farm eendvogel Vley 1264	/- 3 hectares	Ladysmith

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2017 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R100	100%	RNS Agencies CC	Member
R50	50%	Ladysmith Industrial Brushware CC	Member
R100	100%	Nambithi Trading Enterprises CC	Member

TRUSTS

Trustee/Beneficiary	Details Of Benefits	Name Of Trusts
Trustee	None	Mermaranch Trust
Trustee	None	Kingwall Family Trust

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Ladysmith Farmers Security	Farm Security

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Por 9 of 8 Farm Eendvogel Vlei 1264	/-3 Hectares	Ladysmith

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2016 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R50	50%	Ladysmith Industrial Brushware CC	Member
R100	100%	Nambithi Trading Enterprises CC	Member
R100	100%	RMS Agencies CC	Member

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Ladismith Farmers Security	Farm Security

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Por 9 of 8 of Farm Enedvoge Vlei 1264	+-3ha	ladysmith

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2015 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	Name of Company	No
R50	Ladysmith Industrial Brushware CC	50%
R100	Nambithi Trading Enterprises CC	100%
R100	RMS Agencies CC	100%

TRUSTS

Details Of Benefits	Trustee/Beneficiary	Name Of Trusts	Registration Number
None	Trustee	Kingwall Family Trust	1003/96

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
ladysmith Farmers Security	Security [Dormant]

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Por. 59 of 18 of Farm	1,1565ha	Ladysmith

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2014 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R50	50%	Ladysmith Industrial Brushware CC	Member
R100	100%	RMS Agencies CC	Member
R33,34	33,345	Roseleigh Farms CC	Member
R100	100%	Nambiti Trading Enterprises CC	Member

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Ladysmith Farmers Security	Farm Security Services

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Portion 9 of 8 of Farm Eendvogel	+-3ha	Ladysmith

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2013 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R50	05%	Ladysmith Industrial Brushware CC	Member
R100	100%	RNS Agencies CC	Member
R33,34	33.34%	Roseleigh Farms CC	Member
R100	100%	Nambiti Trading Enterprises CC	Member

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Ladysmith Farmers Security	Farm Security Services

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Portion 9 of 8 of Farm Eendvogel Vley 1264	+-3ha	Ladysmith

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2012 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R50	50%	Ladysmith Industrial Brushware CC	Member
R100	100%	RNS Agencies CC	Member
R33,34	33,34%	Roseleigh Farms CC	Member
R100	100%	Nambiti Trading Enterprises CC	Member

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Ladysmith Farmers Security	Farm Security Services

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

Name	Value	Activity
Alf Lees & Associates CC	Nil	Accounting/Bookkeeping

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Port 9 of 8 of Farm	+-3ha	Ladysmith

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2011 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R100	100%	CC	"
R33,34	33.34%	Roseleigh Farms CC	"
R50	50%	Brushware CC	Membership Share
R100	100%	RNS Agencies CC	Membership Share

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Ladysmith Farmers' Security	Farm Security Services

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

Name	Value	Activity
Alf Lees Associates CC	Nil	Accounting/Bookkeeping

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Por. 9 of 8 of Farm	+-3ha	Ladysmith

Parliament Register of Members' Interests 2010 [Source]

SHARES AND OTHER FINANCIAL INTERESTS

Nominal Value	No	Name of Company	Nature
R50	50%	Ladysmith Industrial Brushware CC	Shares
R100	100%	Nambithi Trading Enterprises CC	Shares
R100	100%	RNS Agencies CC	Shares
R33.34	33.34%	Roseleigh Farms CC	Shares

DIRECTORSHIP AND PARTNERSHIPS

Directorship/Partnership	Type of Business
Ladismith Farmers' Secuirty	Farm Security Services

CONSULTANCIES OR RETAINERSHIPS

Name	Value	Activity
Alf Lees	Nil	Accounting/Bookkeeping

LAND AND PROPERTY

Description	Extent	Location
Por. 9 of 8 of Farm	+-3ha	Ladysmith

Committee appearances

Non-Tabling of 2018/19 Annual Reports: South African Express, Alexkor & NSFAS 30 Oct 2019

Mr A Lees (DA) asked why the Administrator refused to sign off on the loan book which triggered a request for an extension.
Deviation and expansion for national departments and entities for 4th quarter 2018/19 & 1st quarter 2019/2020: National Treasury briefing 29 Oct 2019

Mr R Lees (DA) agreed that the DG must be made aware that the Committee was ‘disgruntled’ and required a written apology for his absence from the meeting. However, since this was a briefing and not a hearing, he suggested the Committee proceed with the presentation.
Audit Outcome 2018/19: briefing by Auditor General 23 Oct 2019

Mr A Lees (DA) said irregular spending was on the increase. Such spending would remain on the books until it had been investigated and condoned. Accounting officers were slow in obtaining condonation. There appeared to be no consequences for failing to deal with old irregular expenditure issues.
Inter-Ministerial Task Team on the defaulting municipalities that are owing ESKOM (postponed) 22 Oct 2019

Mr A Lees (DA) said the Chairperson had expressed the concerns that were shared by most of the Committee Members. The fact was that the IMTT had been given adequate notice, as had the Minister who chaired this team. The fact was that this was a crisis. This task team ...
SIU investigations into municipalities; NPA on SIU-referred cases 16 Oct 2019

Mr R Lees (DA) thanked the SIU and noted that it had become obvious that resources were in short supply. He referred to the slides that covered completed municipal investigations and lamented the outcomes of the disciplinary enquiries that were included. It noted only that these cases had been referred ...

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs 4 Nov 2019

(1)Whether, with reference to the Deloitte Forensic Investigation report, commissioned by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, into Allegations of Bribery, Fraud and Corruption – Newcastle Municipality dated April 2006, as well as the subsequent Special Investigative Unit investigation into the same allegations, any steps were taken ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Police 29 Oct 2019

With reference to damage to property during illegal road closures during service delivery protests in the period 1 January 2018 to 30 June 2019, what are the details of each road closure including the (a) date of each protest, (b) place of each road closure and (c) cost of damage ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Finance 17 Oct 2019

With reference to his reply to question 3072 on 22 January 2019, what are the details of the findings and recommendations of each forensic investigation and specialised performance audit listed in the reply?

All Questions and Answers

Plenary appearances

Notices Of Motion 24 Jun 2014

Deputy Speaker, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the House I shall move on behalf of the DA:
That the House debates the employment of South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) members by the IEC to run national, provincial, and local government elections.
Co305E 16 May 2012

Hon Chair, hon Deputy Minister, with regard to the 119 vacancies for CEOs and the process which is now being followed to fill those vacancies, does that process require that all 119 applicants who will get those positions will have some medical training, as is now required by law? If ...

All Plenary Appearances

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