Standing Committee on Public Accounts

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The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA; Afrikaans: Staande Komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge) is a standing committee of the National Assembly of South Africa, the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa. It oversees the financial statements of all government departments and state institutions, any audit reports issued on those statements, reports compiled by the Auditor-General on government departments and state institutions, as well as any other financial statements or reports referred to by the committee. [1]

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Membership

The membership of the committee is as follows: [2]

PartyMember
IFP Mkhuleko Hlengwa (chairperson)
ANC Alexandra Beukes
ANC Bheki Hadebe
Democratic Alliance Alf Lees
EFF Veronica Mente
ANC Sakhumzi Somyo
ANC Nokuzola Tolashe
Democratic Alliance Benedicta van Minnen
ANC Beauty Zibula

The following people serve as alternate members of the committee:

List of chairpersons

It is customary for a member of an opposition party to serve as chairperson of the committee. [3]

ChairpersonPartyTerm StartTerm End
Ken Andrew Democratic Party 19941999
Gavin Woods Inkatha Freedom Party 19992002 [4]
Francois Beukman New National Party 2002 [5] 2004
Vincent Smith African National Congress 2004 [6] 2004
Francois Beukman New National Party 2004 [7] 2005 [8]
Themba Godi Pan Africanist Congress 2005 [9] 2007
African People's Convention 20072019
Mkhuleko Hlengwa Inkatha Freedom Party 2019 [10] Incumbent

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