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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stuart_Farrow > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Stuart_Farrow.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Farrow > Source revision: 1348404532 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|South African politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Stuart Farrow | honorific_suffix = [MP](/source/Parliament_of_South_Africa) | image = Stuart_Farrow.jpg | office = Shadow Minister of Tourism | predecessor = [Gregory Krumbock](/source/Gregory_Krumbock) | successor = [James Vos](/source/James_Vos) | leader = [Helen Zille](/source/Helen_Zille) | term_start = 2012 | term_end = 2014 | order2 = Shadow Minister of Transport | predecessor2 = | successor2 = [Ian Ollis](/source/Ian_Ollis) | term_start2 = 2004 | term_end2 = 2012 | constituency_MP3 = Amathole West, [Eastern Cape](/source/Eastern_Cape) | parliament3 = | term_start3 = 1999 | term_end3 = | majority3 = | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | birth_date = [Umtata](/source/Umtata), [Eastern Cape](/source/Eastern_Cape) | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | party = [Democratic Alliance](/source/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)) | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = [Agricultural development](/source/Agricultural_development) | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Stuart Farrow''' is a South African politician, the former Shadow Minister of Transport,{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71654?oid=129068&sn=Detail|title=DA shadow cabinet - full list of names}} and a [Member of Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_South_Africa) for the opposition [Democratic Alliance](/source/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Africa)) (DA).{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.za/NPEPWStaticReports/NationalList_MPs.pdf|title=National List MPs|format=PDF}} He is also one of the party's parliamentary [whips](/source/whip_(politics)). ==Background== Farrow was born in [Umtata](/source/Umtata), and currently lives in [Plettenberg Bay](/source/Plettenberg_Bay%2C_Western_Cape). He is married with three daughters and three grandchildren. His son died in a rugby accident in February 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.da.org.za/our_people.htm?action=view-page&category=members-of-parliament&person=641|title=Stuart Farrow}} Farrow went to school in the Cape but joined his family in [Rhodesia](/source/Rhodesia) (now Zimbabwe) during the 1960s and 1970s. He attained qualifications in [civil engineering](/source/civil_engineering), [agricultural science](/source/agricultural_science), leadership management and planning fields. As a student he joined the [Progressive Federal Party](/source/Progressive_Federal_Party), the anti-apartheid minority party which was the forerunner to today's Democratic Alliance. He served in various positions, including branch chairperson and provincial chairperson in the Eastern Cape. He is currently chairperson of the Eastern Cape joint caucus. In addition, he serves on the federal and provincial councils of the party. Farrow's career has focused on the field of agricultural development, where he worked in top management positions at agencies in Zimbabwe and the Eastern Cape. He subsequently ran his own business and consultancy, helping to link markets to disadvantaged areas in the Eastern Cape. ==Parliament== Farrow was elected to Parliament in 1999. He retained his seat in 2004, and has served on numerous portfolio committees, including Agriculture and Land Affairs, Health, Public Enterprises and Public Works. He is the DA Shadow Minister of Transport. He was appointed as a whip on his re-election to Parliament in 2009. ==Issues== ===Bus Rapid Transit=== Farrow is a proponent of the new [bus rapid transit](/source/bus_rapid_transit) (BRT) system, and was critical of [Jacob Zuma](/source/Jacob_Zuma)'s decision to halt the BRT's implementation after pressure from taxi owners - arguing that this could compromise transport readiness ahead of the [2010 World Cup](/source/2010_World_Cup).{{cite web|url=http://www.polity.org.za/article/da-statement-by-stuart-farrow-democratic-alliance-spokesperson-on-transport-on-the-recklessness-of-zumas-plan-to-halt-the-brt-21042009-2009-04-21|title=DA: Statement by Stuart Farrow, Democratic Alliance spokesperson on transport, on the recklessness of Zuma's plan to halt the BRT}} ===eNatis=== Farrow called for former Transport Minister [Jeff Radebe](/source/Jeff_Radebe) to appear before parliament's portfolio committee on transport after months of problems with testing stations and huge backlogs. He has suggested that the failures are due to the contracting and tendering process.{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Politics/0,,2-7-12_2114239,00.html|title=DA: Radebe must explain eNatis}} ===Ndebele's gift=== Farrow was a vocal critic of KwaZulu-Natal Transport Minister [S'bu Ndebele](/source/S'bu_Ndebele) after Ndebele received a R1-million [Mercedes-Benz](/source/Mercedes-Benz) from a company with R400-million in contracts with his own provincial department, and called on Ndebele to return the vehicle.{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71654?oid=129424&sn=Detail|title=S'bu Ndebele must give his car back-DA}} Though President [Jacob Zuma](/source/Jacob_Zuma) informed Ndebele he was not obliged to return the car, Ndebele felt that it was ANC principle as he handed back the vehicle.{{cite web|url=http://www.polity.org.za/article/ndebele-returns-the-car-2009-05-19|title=Ndebele returns the car}} ==Constituency== Farrow's constituency stretches across large parts of the rural Eastern Cape. His constituency office is in [Queenstown](/source/Queenstown%2C_Eastern_Cape). Other towns in his constituency include [Maclear](/source/Maclear%2C_Eastern_Cape), [Ugie](/source/Ugie%2C_Eastern_Cape), [Elliot](/source/Elliot%2C_Eastern_Cape), [Indwe](/source/Indwe), Calla, Encoba, [Lady Frere](/source/Lady_Frere), [Dordrecht](/source/Dordrecht%2C_Eastern_Cape), and [Tarkastad](/source/Tarkastad). == References == == Offices held == {{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=?}} {{s-ttl|title=[South Africa](/source/South_Africa)n Shadow Minister of Transport|years=2004–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}} {{South African Shadow Cabinet}} {{DA National Assembly members}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Farrow, Stuart}} Category:Living people Category:Democratic Alliance (South Africa) politicians Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 1999–2004 Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2004–2009 Category:Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2009–2014 Category:People from Qonce Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Stuart Farrow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Farrow) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Farrow?action=history)). 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