Formerly: National Assembly
Ms Baker died tragically on 6 October 2017.
What is your political background? How did you come to join your political party and become an MP? I got involved with the Democratic Alliance in 2010 as a volunteer and loved it. One thing led to another and in the 2011 local elections I stood as a ward candidate, won the ward and so began my political journey as a councillor. I loved every aspect of my work both in council and the community and so in 2013 when the party invited applicants to apply for the 2014 national elections, I thought I would apply just for the experience of it all. More...
Democratic Alliance (DA)
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Member at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 21st May 2014 until 6th October 2017
Member at Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements (National Assembly Committees)
from 8th December 2016 until 7th June 2017
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation (National Assembly Committees)
from 20th June 2014 until 25th May 2017
Alternate Member at Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements (National Assembly Committees)
from 20th June 2014 until 8th December 2016
Member-elect at National Assembly (Parliament)
from 16th May 2014 until 21st May 2014
13rd Candidate at Democratic Alliance National Election List 2014 (Election List)
from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
2nd Candidate at Democratic Alliance Regional Mpumalanga Election List 2014 (Election List)
from 22nd April 2014 until 7th May 2014
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2017 committee attendance as mp
100% attendance rate (14 of 14 )
2015 committee attendance as mp
81% attendance rate (17 of 21 )
2014 committee attendance as mp
(From the start of the Fifth Parliament)
100% attendance rate (2 of 2 )
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.
Committee meetings are planned events where real-world impactful work happens such as law-making, oversight and public participation - which are all cornerstones of the work our MPs do. Although often citizens focus on the public debate taking place in main chambers, the majority of MPs' time is spent working within committees. Here is a place to see what your committee is saying.
Ms T Baker (DA) said that the WRC was the saving grace of the DWS. She asked how the water ...
Ms T Baker (DA) highlighted the need for the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) to make presentations to the Committee on ...
Department of Water and Sanitation on Quarter 1 performance, with Minister and Deputy Minister
13 Sep 2017
Ms T Baker (DA) said that the Director General at the last meeting had been an embarrassment, and did not ...
Written questions and feedback are essential tools used by MPs for oversight and hold the executive accountable. This oversight mechanism allows MPs’ to extract detailed information that would normally be difficult to comprehend through oral engagement. You can see the questions that your MPs are asking here.
Has she authorised a certain company (name furnished) to undertake listed water use despite the suspension of its water use ...
Whether the report of the Motau Task Team that was set up by her to investigate procurement irregularities has been ...
(1)Whether any Suikerbos pump sites were (a) stripped and/or (b) upgraded during the past five financial years; if so, (i) ...
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.
DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: BUILDING A CARING SOCIETY BY ENTRENCHING HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL
19 Mar 2015
Deputy Chair of the NCOP, hon Speakers and guests, the reason we celebrate Human Rights Day is precisely because we are human.
As South Africans our rights are enshrined in ...
26 Feb 2015
Deputy Speaker, on the next sitting day of the House I shall move:
That the House debates the effects that the increased number of raw sewage spills into our rivers ...
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LAND AND PROPERTY
2 items
| Description | Extent | Location |
|---|---|---|
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House |
+-1 000sq.m. |
Mpumalanga |
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Vacant land |
+-1 000sq.m. |
KwaZulu Natal |
LAND AND PROPERTY
1 items
| Description | Extent | Location |
|---|---|---|
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Land |
1 000sq.m. |
Pennington - KZN |
LAND AND PROPERTY
1 items
| Description | Extent | Location |
|---|---|---|
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Residence |
House on +-1 000sq.m. property |
Secunda, Mpumalanga |