Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services explained

Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services
Formation:1994
Purpose:Oversight of the Department of Correctional Services
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Anthea Ramolobeng (ANC)
Parent Organisation:National Assembly of South Africa

The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services is a portfolio committee of the National Assembly of South Africa. It is responsible for oversight of the agencies managed by the Minister of Correctional Services, including the Department of Correctional Services.

The committee was established during the first post-apartheid Parliament, with Carl Niehaus as its inaugural chairperson. After the 2014 general election, it was merged into the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, in response to the corresponding ministerial merger that created the Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services. That merger was reversed after the 2024 general election and an independent portfolio committee was re-established.

List of chairpersons

To date, all chairpersons of the committee have been members of the African National Congress (ANC), the national governing party.

2014–2024: Justice and Correctional Services

See main article: Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services.

Party!Election date!Citation
27th ParliamentGratitude MagwanisheANC2 July 2019[2]
26th ParliamentRefiloe MothapoANC9 October 2018[3]
Mathole MotshekgaANC24 June 2014[4]

1994–2014: Correctional Services

Party!Election date!Citation
25th ParliamentANC27 May 2009[5]
24th ParliamentDennis BloemANC25 June 2004[6]
Lewele ModisenyaneANC11 May 2004[7]
23rd ParliamentANC7 May 2002[8]
22nd ParliamentLimpho HaniANC1996
Carl NiehausANC1994[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9 July 2024 . Election of Chairperson . 2024-07-11 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group . en.
  2. Web site: 2 July 2019 . Election of Chairperson; Draft Committee Programme . 2023-06-25 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group . en.
  3. Web site: 9 October 2018 . Department of Correctional Services & JICS 2017/18 Annual Reports, with AGSA input and Deputy Ministers present . 2022-03-29 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group . en.
  4. Web site: 24 June 2014 . Election of Chairperson . 2023-06-25 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group . en.
  5. Web site: 27 May 2009 . Election of Chairperson . 2023-06-25 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group . en.
  6. Web site: 25 June 2004 . Chairperson Election . 2023-06-25 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group . en.
  7. Web site: 11 May 2004 . Chairperson Election . 2023-06-25 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group . en.
  8. Web site: 7 May 2002 . Election of Chairperson . 2023-06-25 . Parliamentary Monitoring Group . en.
  9. Web site: 1996-03-22 . Mandela steps in to cure bad blood in . 2023-05-19 . The Mail & Guardian . en-ZA.