Samantha Jane Graham

National Assembly

@Samjank

About Samantha Jane Graham

Ms. Graham joined the DA as a member around 2007 but only got active in 2009. She formed a branch in Aberdeen, a small town in Eastern Cape, and was elected as the Chairperson. In 2011, she stood as a Councillor and was elected. She was re-elected in 2016 and served as the Portfolio Chairperson on Corporate Services and on the Executive Committee of the Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality. She is a new Member of Parliament, read more.

2019 committee attendance as mp

92% attendance rate

Attended 12 meetings out of 13

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 Works and Infrastructure — Public Works & Infrastructure Budget Review and Recommendations Report — 16 Oct 2019
Public Works and Infrastructure — Construction Industry Development Board & Council for the Built Environment 2018/19 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister — 10 Oct 2019
Public Works and Infrastructure — Independent Development Trust & Agrément SA 2018/19 Annual Reports — 9 Oct 2019
Public Works and Infrastructure — Audit Outcomes: AGSA briefing; DPWI & PMTE on implementation of 2017/17 recommendations; DPWI & PMTE 2018/19 Annual Report; with the Minister and Deputy Minister — 8 Oct 2019
Public Works and Infrastructure — Foreign Properties owned by RSA: briefing; with Deputy Minister — 18 Sep 2019

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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 Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure (National Assembly Committees) since 27th June 2019
Member at National Assembly (Parliament) since 22nd May 2019
Member at Democratic Alliance (DA) (Party)

Formerly

23rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Provincial Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
6th Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
77th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Committee appearances

DPWI & PMTE on the number & status of properties in foreign countries 18 Sep 2019

Ms S Graham (DA) appreciated learning more about SA’s international properties. She asked if, when SA was renting properties overseas, there were any differences in the immunities afforded to those properties, if SA did not own the property. What was being done with the balance of the properties in ...
Committee Report on Gauteng oversight visit 11 Sep 2019

Ms S Graham (DA) also requested that changes be made to her name in the minutes. She alerted the Committee Content Advisor to grammatical errors in the minutes.
Progress with Public Works Academy 21 Aug 2019

Ms S Graham (DA) asked what SIPS and HCI stood for. She also wanted to know whether the Academy would be applicable to existing employees only or if people from the outside will be welcomed to be part of it.
Implementation of the Government Immovable Asset Management Act: PMTE briefing 21 Aug 2019

Ms S Graham (DA) started by correcting a naming mistake on slide 40 and 41, where there was reference made to the Sarah Baartman District Municipality by its old name of the Cacadu District Municipality.
Implementation of the Government Immovable Asset Management Act: PMTE briefing 21 Aug 2019

Ms SJ Graham (DA) replied that her fellow party member, Ms S Kopane had requested to be excused from the meeting due to being ill.

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