Ms Thandi Ruth Modise

Member of the National Assembly

Formerly: National Council of Provinces and North West Provincial Legislature

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Thandi Ruth Modise

About Thandi Ruth Modise

Thandi Ruth Modise was elected the Speaker of the National Assembly on 22 May 2019 until 5th August 2021.

She now serves as the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans.

Ms Modise served as the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP)in the Fifth parliament. Prior to that, she served as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and the Joint Standing Committee on Defence. She also currently serves as Chancellor of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)

In 1976, she slipped into Botswana to join the ANC and was later transferred to Angola where she received military training. Having undergone military and political training, Ms Modise was the first woman to return to South Africa to organise the townships to fight against the apartheid regime. She was arrested in 1979, and received an eight-year jail sentence, which she served at Kroonstad Prison.

Ms Modise served as the Deputy Secretary-General of the ANC from 2007 to 2012. She also served as a member of its National Executive Committee, but has remained committed to the Huhudi community. She started the ANC Womens’ League (ANCWL) branch in Huhudi and is a founder member of the Lesedi Community Clinic. She served on the ANC National Executive from 1994 to 2012, and was Deputy President of the ANC Women's League from 1994 to 2004 and served as its President in 2004.

While in Kroonstad Prison, Ms Modise completed her matric and a BCom degree in Industrial Psychology and Economics. She was released in 1988.

Current positions:

Minister of Defence and Military Veterans at National Executive (Executive)

since 10th August 2021

Member at National Assembly (Parliament)

since 22nd May 2019

Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (403): Naledi (Vryburg) (Constituency Office)

Member at African National Congress (ANC) (Party)

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Former positions:

Speaker at National Assembly (Parliament)

from 22nd May 2019 until 5th August 2021

20th Candidate at African National Congress National Election List 2019 (Election List)

from 23rd April 2019 until 8th May 2019

Constituency Contact at ANC Constituency Office (427): Lekwa Teemane (Constituency Office)

from 22nd May 2019 until 7th May 2019

Chairperson at National Council of Provinces (Parliament)

from 22nd May 2014 until 7th May 2019

Delegate at National Council of Provinces (Parliament)

from 22nd May 2014 until 7th May 2019

Member at North West Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)

from 21st May 2014 until 21st May 2014

Member-elect at North West Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)

from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014

5th Candidate at African National Congress Provincial North West Election List 2014 (Election List)

from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014

Premier at North West Provincial Legislature (Provincial-Legislature)

until 6th May 2014

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Politician Activity

Attendance of committee meetings:

2023 committee attendance as minister/deputy

Attended 5 meetings

2022 committee attendance as minister/deputy

Attended 18 meetings

2021 committee attendance as minister/deputy

Attended 4 meetings

2021 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate (2 of 2 )

2020 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate (3 of 3 )

2019 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate (5 of 5 )

2018 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate (2 of 2 )

2017 committee attendance as mp

100% attendance rate (3 of 3 )

Attendance Methodology

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.

Recent meetings attended:

Defence and Military Veterans

DOD funding constraints and ways to optimise financial management in the Department: engagement with National Treasury; with Minister and Deputy Minister

17 May 2023

Defence

Military Ombud 2023/24 Annual Performance Plan; with Ministry

4 May 2023

Defence

NCACC Q4 Report; Presidential and Ministerial Letters on SANDF Employment; with Minister

23 Mar 2023

Defence

DOD funding for domestic defence R&D; Denel’s support SANDF, with Ministry & DPE Deputy Minister

16 Mar 2023

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What they said in committee meetings:

What are committee meetings?

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International Relations (PGIR) on recent activities; High Level Panel on Assessment of Key Legislation & Acceleration of Fundamental Change; HLP Report on Parliament’s Public Participation Model

24 Oct 2018

Mr Steenhuisen added that a lot of people were not present and he mentioned in particular Ms Thandi Modise (ANC) ...

International Agreements; Defence Foreign Relations: briefing

6 Aug 2003

Ms T R Modise (ANC)

International Agreements; Defence Foreign Relations: briefing

6 Aug 2003

Ms T R Modise (ANC) chaired the meeting

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Questions asked to ministers:

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Plenary appearances:

What are plenary appearances?

Plenary sessions are forums that have been created for the purpose of public debate and decision-making. This mechanism is used to convey the messages of our MPs within main chambers on important decisions, like how they vote.

Tribute In Honour Of The First Democratically Elected President Of The Republic Of South Africa, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

9 Dec 2013

Mr Speaker, Chairperson of the NCOP, hon members, ladies and gentlemen, my respect goes to the Mandela and Sisulu families. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, our father, the commander-in- chief of uMkhonto ...

Working Together To Speed Up The Delivery Of Services To Our People (Deputy President's Address)

26 Mar 2010

May I please conclude?

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Declaration of interests

What are declaration of interests?

Annually, MPs are required by parliament to register their financial interests and gifts received in their official capacity. Due to the significant influence of the role that MPs take on, there may be times when their personal or business interests become in conflict with the duty prescribed to them as elected officials representing the public interest. You can see what interests your MPs declared here.
Public/Private Source

Public

Special Pension

Private

Sanlam Investment

Details of all benefits derived Name of Trust Trustee/Beneficiary Registration Number

Trust was set up for babies born with HIV

TR Modise Health Trust

Trustee

Value Description Source

Unknown

Book- No easy Battle by Captain Wanda Zondi

Captain Wanda Zondi

Unknown

Book- Man of the People by Peter Makubane

Ntsiki Memela- Motumi

Unknown

Box of Chocolates

Col Byungchul Lee, Embassy of the Republic of Korea

Description of Property Location – Area Extent of the Property

House

Mafikeng

Eight Bedroom

House

Rooderport

Eight Bedroom

Farm

Potchefstroom

488 hectares

House

Edenvale

3 Bedroom

Type of Business Activity Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body

Deregistered

Ntidi Trading CC- Resigned

Deregistered

E Five Telecommunications - Resigned

Deregistered

Stairway Corporate Finance - Resigned

Charity

ILitha Labantu Holdings - Resigned

Value Description Source

Unknown

Bottle of Champagne

French Ambassador

Unknown

Bottle of Pinotage 2015

Russian Consulate General

Unknown

Bottle of Russian Vodka

Russian Consulate General

Description of Property Location – Area Extent of the Property

house

Mafikeng

Four Bedroom House

House

Edenvale

Three bedroom House

House

Weltevreden Park

New bond- Four Bedroom House

Farm

Potchefstroom

Bond still being serviced

Public/Private Source

Public

Special Pension

Private

Sanlam investment

Nature Name of Company Number of Shares Nominal Value

ordinary

Sanlam

+/- 700

Unknown

Description of Journey Sponsor

Not Applicable

Description of Benefit Source

Nothing disclose

Name of Trust Trustee/Beneficiary Registration Number Details of all benefits derived

Thandi Modise Health Trust

Trustee

Trust was set up for babies born positive with HIV

Public/Private Source

Public

Special Pension

Private

Multi Florid

Nature Name of Company Number of Shares Nominal Value

Ordinary

SANLAM

± 700

Unknown

Charity

TRM Health Trust

Unknown

Type of Business Activity Directorship/Partnership in any Corporate Body

Private Company

E Five Telecommunication Resigned

Deregistration Process

NTIDI Trading CC

Charity

Ilitha Labantu Holdings – Resigned

Deregistered

Stairway Corporate finance – Resigned

Value Description Source

Unknown

Flowers

Ambassador of Russia – 09/08/2018

Unknown

Book: The True Story of Heavenly Culture, world, Peace, Restoration of light: Peace and Cessation of War

International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) – 19/09/2018

Unknown

Tin of the Moon Cakes

Consulate General of the Peoples Republic of China Cape Town – 28/09/2018

Unknown

Silver Brochure

South African and Chilean Friendship Group – 06/11/2018

Unknown

Box of Chocolateria

South African Chilean Friendship Group – 06/11/2018

Unknown

Camara de Dipudos de ChileCertificate and the Award

Jaime Mulet Martinez- President en Ejercio – 06/11/2018

Unknown

Book – Collections and Documentation centre in Chile

Museum of memory and Human Rights – 07/11/2018

Unknown

Argentina – our land, our landscape written by Florian Von der Fetch and Juan Pablo Balin

Argentinian Senator – 29/10/2018

Unknown

White and blue Plate with a stand in a large Maroon storage box

Speaker of Turkey – 30/10/2018

Unknown

Picture of President Mandela and Alfred Nzo in Chile

Jaime Toha Gonzalez-H Dipuo DE LA Republica – 06/11/2018

Unknown

Glass

President in the office of the Chamber of Deputies – 06/11/2018

Unknown

Copper plate on a stand

Palestine Delegation – 28/11/2018

Unknown

3x boxes of Meddhi Dates

Ambassador of Algeria – 04/12/2018

Unknown

Framed artwork (Landscape)

Ms Matvienko, MP, (Chairperson of the Federation Council – 09/12/2018

Unknown

Decorated cup and Saucer

Ms G. Karelova, MP (Deputy Chairperson) – 09/12/2018

Unknown

Coffee table book

Mr V. Poletaev – Deputy Chairperson of the Federation Council Committee on the Rules of Procedure and Parliamentary Governance and Member of the group for cooperation between the federation Council of the

Federal Assembly of the Russians Federation – 10/12/2018

Unknown

Wooden Decorated Ornament and African Institute Publications

Prof Abramova -Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences – 10/12/2018

Unknown

Silver plated Bowl

Mr MS Saranji – Chairman pf the Senate of Pakistan – 11/12/2018

Unknown

Blue and white Tea Set with fold trimmings

Ambassador to SA in Russia – Thusi – 12/12/2018

Unknown

Silver bowl-small size

Saleem Mandviwalla – Deputy Chairman, Senate of Pakistan – 06/01/2019

Description of Property Location – Area Extent of the Property

House

Edenvale

Normal

Farm

Potchefstroom

-

House

Mafikeng

Normal

Source Public/Private

Special Pension

Public

Multi Florid

Private

Nominal Value No Name of Company Nature

Unknown

/-700

Sanlam

Ordinary

Unknown

-

TRM Health Trust

Charity

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

E Five Telecommunications - Resigned

Private Company

Ntidi Trading CC

Deregistration Process

Illitha labantu Holdings - Resigned

Charity

Stairway Corporate Finance - Resigned

Deregistered

Source Description Value

Ambassador of Russia

Flowers

Unknown

International Peace Youth Group(IPYG)

Book: The true story of Heavenly culture, World peace, restoration of light: Peace and Cessation of war

Unknown

Consulate General of the Peoples Republic of China - Cape Town

Tin of the Moon Cakes

Unknown

Description Extent Location

House

Normal

Edenvale

Farm

-

Potchefstroom

House

Normal

Mafikeng

Source Public/Private

Multi Florid

Private

Special Pension

Public

No Name of Company Nature

/- 700

Sanlam

Ordinary

TRM Health Trust

Charity

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

Ntidi Trading CC

Deregistration Process

E Five telecommunications

Private

Ilitha Labantu Holdings CC

Deregistration Process

Stairway Corporate Finance

Private - Deregistered

Ilitha Labantu Holdings Private

Charity - Resigned

Source Description Value

Speaker of Lok Shaba

Black Velvet Wall decorator

Unknown

Marshal of the Senate - Mr Stanislaw Karczewski

Porcelain Dancing Dolls in a box

Unknown

Deputy Marshall of the Sejm - Mr Ryszard Terlecki

Framed Artwork

Unknown

Dep Marshall of the Senate - Mrs. Maria Koc

Pure Silk Scarf

Unknown

Prime Minister - Mrs. Beata Szydlo

Clutch Bag ( Zebra Colors)

Unknown

Minister of Labour

Book - Poland an invitation to a journey Unknown

Governor in Gadanski

Framed artwork

Unknown

Mr. Al Romanovich, Deputy Chairman, state Duma

Porcelain Ornate with Houses of State Duma

Unknown

Mrs. VI Matvienko, Chairperson of the Federation Council

Boxed Samour

Unknown

Mr. EV Mishin, Head security Affairs, Federal Protective Service

Encased Porcelain Vase

Unknown

Mr SE Donsky, Minister of Natural Resources

Book on Mineral Resources

Unknown

Mr SV Makarov, Speaker of St Petersburg Legislative Assembly

Framed Artwork of Marinsky Palace, St Petersburg Book of Marinsky Palace, St Petersburg

Unknown

Mr. GS Poltavchenko, governor of St Petersburg

Framed Artwork of St Petersburg Framed Picture with Chair of the NCOP plus disc from Committee for External relations plus pin

Unknown

Galina N Karelova, Deputy Chairperson

Gold and Black neck Piece Red Floral Russian Doll (Ornament)

Unknown

Mr. GS Poltavchenko, Governor of St Petersburg

Brown Small bag - Bottega Veneta

Unknown

Dr Abukar Bukola Saraki - President of the Senate Federal Republic of Nigeria

Watch Note Books

Unknown

Mr. Stanleslaw Karcezewski - Marshall of the Senate

The Road to Freedom

Unknown

Description Extent Location

House

Normal

Mafikeng

Farm

Potchefstroom

House

Normal

Edenvale

Source Public/Private

Multi Florid

Private

Special Pension

Public

Name of Company No Nature

Sanlam

+-700

TRM Health Trust

Chairty

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

NTIDI Trading

CC [Deregistration process]

E Five Telecommunications

Private [Regisned]

Ilitha Labantu Holdings

CC [Deregistration process]

Stairway Corporate Finance

Private [Deregistered]

Ilitha Labantu Holdings

Private [Charity - resigned]

Source Description Value

Speaker of Malaysia

Pearls Necklace

Unknown

"Ambassador of Poland, Excellency Ms Anna Raduchowska-Brochwisz

Book and necklace

Unknown

Member of Mauritius - Parliament

Traditional Indian Dress

Unknown

SABC

Cape Town International Jazz Festival ticket

Unknown

Speaker of Brazil

Information Book about Brazil

Unknown

Dep. Chair of the Russian Federation

Small plate and its magnet

Unknown

Speaker of China

Floral desk pen set

Unknown

Speaker of Lok Sabha

Black velvet wall decorator

Unknown

Description Location Extent

Farm

Potchefstroom

Houe

Edenvale

Normal

House

Mafikeng

Normal

Source Public/Private

Multi Florid

Private

Special Pension

Public

Name of Company No Nature

Sanlam

+-700

TRM Health Trust

Charity

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

NTIDI Trading

CC [Deregistration process]

E-Five Telecommunications

Private [Resigned}

Ilitha Labantu Holdings

CC [Deregistration process]

Stairway Corporate Finance

Private [Deregistered]

Ilitha Labantu Holdings

Private - Charity [Resigned]

E-Five Transport

Private [Resigned]

Source Description Value

Amb. of the Republic of Korea [H.E. Mr Lee Yoon]

Scarf

Unknown

Amb. of the Republic of Korea

Information booklet about Korea and Korean Red Ginseng tea box

Unknown

Dep. Chair of the Council of the Federation of the Federal assebly of the Russian Federation

2 Botts of Wines and Cognac

Unknown

Dr H Akhmad Muqowam - Head of Delegation from Indonesia

Wooden picture frame and 2 scarves

Unknown

Dr Veronica Nataniel Macomo Ndlovu - Speaker of Mozambique

Cashew nuts and picutre frame

Unknown

Speaker Bangladesh Parliament

Red overthrow

Unknown

Amb. of the People's Republic of China in the RSA - Mr Tian Xuejun

Scarf and Green tea

Unknown

Description Location

House

Edenvale

House

Mafikeng

Farm

Potchefstroom

Source Public/Private

Multi-Florid

Private

Special Pension

Public

No Name of Company Nature

-700

Sanlam

Demutualisation

TRM Health Trust

Charity

Directorship/Partnership Type of Business

E-Five Telecommunication

Private [Resigned]

E-Five Logistics

Private [Resigned]

Ilitha Labantu

Private : Charity [Resigned]

Ntidi Trading

CC [Deregistration process]

Stairway

Private [Deregistered]

Source Description Value

Ambassador of the Republic of Korea: H.E. Mr Lee Yoon

Scarf

Unknown

Ambassador of the Republic of Korea: H.E. Mr Lee Yoon

Information booklet about Korea Korean Red Ginseng Tea Box"

Unknown

Description Location

House

Edenvale

House

Mafikeng

Farm

Potchefstroom