Ms Samantha Jane Graham

National Assembly

@SamGrahamMare

About Samantha Jane Graham

Ms. Graham joined the Democratic Alliance (DA) as a member in 2007, however became an active member in 2009. She organised a DA branch in Aberdeen, a small town in Eastern Cape, and was elected as the Chairperson. In 2011, she was elected as a Councillor. She was re-elected in 2016 and served in the Portfolio Chairperson on Corporate Services and on the Executive Committee of the Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality. She now serves as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly. Read more.

2020 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate

Attended 32 meetings out of 32

2019 committee attendance as mp

83% attendance rate

Attended 15 meetings out of 18

Attendance Methodology

Recent meetings attended

Public Works and Infrastructure — Implementation of Beitbridge and Jersey Barrier oversight report recommendations; with Minister — 2 Dec 2020
Public Works and Infrastructure — DPWI 2020/21Quarter 1 & 2 performance — 25 Nov 2020
Public Works and Infrastructure — Expropriation Bill: briefing by Department of Public Works & Infrastructure, with Minister — 24 Nov 2020
Public Works and Infrastructure — Public Works and Infrastructure Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report — 18 Nov 2020
Public Works and Infrastructure — DPWI audit outcomes: AGSA briefing; DPWI, PMTE & Entities 2019/20 Annual Report; with Minister — 17 Nov 2020

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 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

77th Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2019 (Election List) from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019
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

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Committee appearances

DPWI 2020/21Quarter 1 & 2 performance; Parliamentary Villages oversight report 25 Nov 2020

Ms S Graham (DA) commented that the Department was doing relatively well in terms of meeting its targets. Regarding the R234 million that had been spent on behalf of the Department of Health on cleaning and sanitising quarantine sites, the report indicated the DPWI would be covering the costs of ...
Public Works and Infrastructure Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report 18 Nov 2020

Ms S Graham (DA) commended the support staff on the incredible work, considering the little time they had to put the report together, which encapsulates what was discussed yesterday. She found the focus on COVID when discussing mis-spending bizarre as COVID did not fall under the 2019/20 financial year. If ...
DPWI portfolio audit outcomes: AGSA briefing; DPWI, PMTE & Entities 2019/20 Annual Report 17 Nov 2020

She also asked a question on behalf of Ms S Graham (DA), who had wanted to know whether the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) would be referred for investigation.
PMTE’s challenges to collect user charges from client departments for accommodation-related services 11 Nov 2020

Ms S Graham (DA) supported Mr Thring’s observations, and added that the government seemed to have a bit of resistance to making money, and seldom operated with a commercial mindset. For example, she had been approached by an individual who wished to rent a DPWI property in Pretoria at a ...
Committee Report on Jersey Barrier Oversight visit 21 Oct 2020

Ms S Graham (DA) referred to page five of the Report, and said the Committee needed to establish on whose behalf the Border Management Agency was acting.

All Committee Appearances

Questions

Questions asked to the Minister of Finance 7 Dec 2020

(1)With reference to municipalities that deduct pension fund contributions from employees every month, but in many cases do not pay such contributions over to the pension funds, (a) which municipalities have failed to pay over pension fund contributions since 1 April 2020 and (b) what (i) is the breakdown by ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy 27 Nov 2020

(1) With reference to borrow pits being required to meet certain statutory requirements, (a) what pre-planning and licensing requirements exist where borrow pits are being mined on land belonging to a traditional authority, (b) how does this differ from borrow pits on state-owned land, (c) who is responsible for monitoring ...
Questions asked to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure 26 Nov 2020

(1)With reference to the Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance breaking ground in April 2014 with an initial budget of R 165,4 million and a proposed completion date in October 2016, (a) what is the current anticipated cost of the specified centre, (b) what total amount of the new costs relate ...

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Plenary appearances

CONSIDERATION OF BUDGETARY REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION REPORT OF PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENTITIES 29 Oct 2019

Deputy Speaker, while the DA supports the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report, BRRR, being tabled today, we do so with the following riders.
Firstly, the absolute failure of the Fifth Parliament to finalise legislation for the Department of Public Works, the Property Management Trading Entity and the Independent Development Trust ...
CONSIDERATION OF BUDGETARY REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION REPORT OF PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ENTITIES 29 Oct 2019

Deputy Speaker, while the DA supports the Budgetary Review and Recommendation Report, BRRR, being tabled today, we do so with the following riders.
Firstly, the absolute failure of the Fifth Parliament to finalise legislation for the Department of Public Works, the Property Management Trading Entity and the Independent Development Trust ...

All Plenary Appearances

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