Samantha Graham-Maré

Samantha Graham-Maré (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-Maré was the Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy from 2024 until 2026. Graham-Maré 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. Quotes This is a massive opportunity as SAREM provides a predictable pipeline of investment in the renewable energy space The way that the electricity department would create jobs would be via the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM). This is an industrial development plan for the renewable energy and storage value chains by 2030. South African job creation has a high priority given that South Africa has the highest unemployment rate among G20 countries. Statistics South Africa said that the official unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in the first quarter 2026 from 31.4% in the fourth quarter 2025. External links Category:Living people