Samantha Graham | |
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Deputy Minister of Electricity | |
Assumed office 30 June 2024 | |
Minister | Kgosientsho Ramokgopa |
Preceded by | Nobuhle Nkabane |
Shadow Minister of Electricity | |
In office 21 April 2023 – 14 June 2024 | |
Leader | John Steenhuisen |
Preceded by | Office established |
Shadow Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure | |
In office 5 December 2020 – 21 April 2023 | |
Deputy | Madeleine Hicklin |
Leader | John Steenhuisen |
Preceded by | Patricia Kopane |
Succeeded by | Isaac Seitlholo |
Shadow Deputy Minister of Public Works and infrastructure | |
In office 5 June 2019 – 5 December 2020 | |
Leader | John Steenhuisen Mmusi Maimane |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Madeleine Hicklin |
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa | |
Assumed office 22 May 2019 | |
Constituency | Eastern Cape |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 May 1969 |
Nationality | South African |
Political party | Democratic Alliance (2007–present) |
Spouse(s) |
Rodney Maré (m. 2019)Nikolas Jankovich (former) |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Aberdeen, Eastern Cape |
Education | Rhenish Girls' High School |
Alma mater | University of South Africa (LLB) |
Occupation | Member of Parliament |
Profession | Politician |
Samantha Jane Graham (born 27 May 1969) is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape who was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2019 general election and re-elected in the 2024 general election as a member of the Democratic Alliance. Graham has been the Deputy Minister of Electricity since 2024. Graham served as the shadow deputy minister of public works and infrastructure from 2019 to 2020 and as the shadow minister for the portfolio between 2020 and 2023, when she was named shadow minister of electricity. She is a former councillor of the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality.