Emdim, Samuel

EMDIN, Samuel. Member of Parliament. Chartered Accountant. Born Muizenberg, 1st March, 1910; son of Nathan and Bessie Emdin. Educated at South African College School and University of Cape Town. Director of companies in South Africa, Rhodesia and Zambia. Previously was partner in Michael Berman, Emdin & Co.; Managing Director Charter Holdings, Ltd. and Chairman of Wits Extensions Ltd. Vice Chairman of the United Party. Witwatersrand Finance Committee: Member of the Witwatersrand and Transvaal Executive Committees and Transvaal Head Committee of the United Party. Was Member of the Transvaal Provincial Council, 1953-1961: Chief United Party Whip in the Council, 1958-1961 and its chief spokesman on financial affairs. Elected Member of Parliament for Parktown, 1961; re-elected 1966. Has served on Select Committees, including the Motor Vehicles Insurance Amendment Bill, 1964, and Removal of Restrictions Bill, 1967. His Private Members motion in 1964 led to Sectional Titles Bill, 1965. Fought successfully in Parliament in 1964 for tax benefits for married women. Member of Greenside Ratepayers' Association, 1946-47: Transvaal Mineral. Baths Board of Trustees, 1961; Treasurer of the Johannesburg Committee of the Poliomyelitis Research Foundation, 1948-49; Executive member of the Transvaal Chamber of Industries, 1956-1963; member of the Witwatersrand Central School Board and of the Governing Bodies of Parktown Boys' High School. Roosevelt High School and Greenside High School and of the School Committee of the Greenside Extension Primary School. Treasurer of the False Bay Rugby Club, 1934-35. Committee member of Cape Town Jewish Orphanage, 1934-35: and Federation of Synagogues, 1948-49: Chairman of the Parkview- Greenside and Districts Hebrew Congregation, 1946; member of the S.A. Jewish Board of Deputies, 1948-49, and various other organisations, Member of Pirates Club, Greenside, Johannesburg. During World War II served with the South African Forces; discharged with rank of Captain. S.A.E.C., 1944. Married Molly Goldberg, L.T.C.L.; two sons, one daughter. Add.: "High Thatch" 26 Federal Road, Sandhurst, P.O. Box 4233, Johannesburg.