Stuart Farrow

Stuart Farrow MP


Shadow Minister of Tourism
In office 2012–2014
Leader	Helen Zille
Preceded by	Gregory Krumbock
Succeeded by	James Vos
Shadow Minister of Transport
In office 2004–2012
Succeeded by	Ian Ollis
Member of Parliament for Amathole West, Eastern Cape
Incumbent
Assumed office 1999
Personal details
Born	Umtata, Eastern Cape
Nationality	South African
Political party	Democratic Alliance
Profession	Agricultural development

Stuart Farrow is a South African politician, the former Shadow Minister of Transport,^[1] and a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA).^[2] He is also one of the party's parliamentary whips.

Background

Farrow was born in Umtata, and currently lives in Plettenberg Bay. He is married with three daughters and three grandchildren. His son died in a rugby accident in February 2006.^[3]

Farrow went to school in the Cape but joined his family in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the 1960s and 1970s. He attained qualifications in civil engineering, agricultural science, leadership management and planning fields.^[3] As a student he joined the 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.^[3] 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.^[3]

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.^[3]

Issues

Bus Rapid Transit

Farrow is a proponent of the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, and was critical of 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.^[4]

eNatis

Farrow called for former Transport Minister 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.^[5]

Ndebele's gift

Farrow was a vocal critic of KwaZulu-Natal Transport Minister S'bu Ndebele after Ndebele received a R1-million Mercedes-Benz from a company with R400-million in contracts with his own provincial department, and called on Ndebele to return the vehicle.^[6] Though President 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.^[7]

Constituency

Farrow's constituency stretches across large parts of the rural Eastern Cape. His constituency office is in Queenstown. Other towns in his constituency include Maclear, Ugie, Eastern Cape,Elliot, Eastern Cape,Indwe, Eastern Cape, Calla, Eastern Cape, Encoba, Eastern Cape, Lady Frere, Doordrecht, Eastern Cape, and Tarkastad.^[3]

References

Offices held

Political offices
Preceded by ?	South African Shadow Minister of Transport 2004–present	Incumbent

Current members of the National Assembly of South Africa by party

ANC	Mbete Abrahams Adams Bam-Mugwanya Bapela Basson Bekwa Beukman P Bhengu F Bhengu\| R Bhengu Bilankulu Bogopane-Zulu Bongo Bonhomme Booi Boroto Boshielo Botha Brown R Capa N Capa Carrim M Cele B Cele Chabane Chauke Chikunga Chohan Chueu Coleman Cronin Cwele Davies Didiza Dirks Dlakude Dlamini Dlamini-Dubazana Dlodlo Dlomo Dlulane Dunjwa Ebrahim Faku Frolick Fubbs Gamede Gcwabaza Gigaba Gina Goqwana Gordhan Gumede Hanekom Holomisa Jeffery Joemat-Peterson Johnson Jonas Jordan Kalako C Kekana D Kekana E Kekana H Kekana P Kekana Kenye Khoarai Khosa Khoza Khunou Koornhof Kota-Fredericks Kubayi Landers Lesoma Letsatsi-Duba Loliwe Luzipo Maake Mabasa P Mabe B Mabe Mabija Mabilo Mabudafhasi Madella Madikizela-Mandela Madlopha Maesela Mafolo Mafu Magadla Magadzi Magwanishe Mahambehlala Mahlalela D Mahlangu J Mahlangu Mahlobo Maila Majola Makhubela-Mashele Makhubele Makondo Makwetla Malgas Maluleke Manamela D Manana M Manana S Manana Mandela Mantashe Maphatsoe Mapisa-Nqakula Mapulane Martins Masango Masehela Maseko\| Mashatile Mashego-Dlamini Mashile Masina Masondo Masuku Masutha Mathale Mathebe Matlala Matshoba Matsimbi Mavunda Maxegwana Mbalula Mchunu Mdaka Mdakane Memela Mfeketo Mjobo H Mkhize Mkongi Mmemezi Mmusi Mnganga-Gcabashe D Mnguni P Mnguni Mnisi Mogotsi Mokoto Molebatsi Molewa Moloi-Moroka Morutoa Mosala Mothapo Motimele M Motshekga A Motshekga Motsoaledi J Mthembu N Mthembu E Mthethwa N Mthethwa Mudau Muthambi Nchabeleng Ndaba Ndabeni Ndogeni Nel Nene Nesi Ngcobo Ngwenya-Mabila Nkadimeng Nkoana Nkoana-Mashabane Nkwinti Nobanda Ntombela Ntwanambi Nxesi Nyalungu Nzimande G Oliphant M Oliphant Oosthuizen Pandor Patel Peters Phaahla Phosa Pikinini Pilane-Majake Qikani B Radebe G Radebe J Radebe Ralegoma Ramaphosa Ramatlakane Ramathlodi Ramokhoase Rantho Raphuti Scheepers Semenya September Shabangu Shope-Sithole Sibande Sisulu Siwela Sizani Skosana Skwatsha Smith Soytu Surty Thabethe Thomson Tleane Tobias Tom Tseke Tseli Tsenoli Tshwete Tsoleli Tsopo Tsotetsi Van Schalkwyk Xasa Xego-Sovita Yengeni Zokwana L Zulu

DA	Maimane America Atkinson Bagraim Baker Balindlela Basson Bergman Bhanga Boshoff Brauteseth Breytenbach Cardo Cassim Chance Davis De Freitas De Kock Dreyer Esau Figg Figlan Gana Gqada Groenewald Grootboom Hadebe Hill-Lewis Hoosen Horn Hunsinger L James W James Jongbloed Kalyan Kohler Barnard Kopane Kruger Krumbock Lees Lorimer Lotriet Lovemore Mackay MacKenzie Macpherson Majola E Marais K Marais Masango Matsepe Maynier Mbhele McLoughlin Mhlongo Michael Mileham Mokgalapa Motau Ollis Rabotapi Redelinghuys Robertson Robinson Ross Schmidt Selfe Seshoka Shinn Stander Steenhuisen Steenkamp Steyn Stubbe Tarabella Marchesi Terblanche Topham van Dalen Van Damme van der Walt van der Westhuizen Van Dyk Van Onselen Volmink Vos Walters Waters Whitfield Wilson

EFF	Malema Gardee Joseph Khawula Khoza Litchfield-Tshabalala Louw Mashabela Matiase Matlhoko Matshobeni Maxon Mbatha Mente-Nqweniso Mngxitama Moonsamy Morapela Moteka Mulaudzi Ndlozi Ntobongwana Ramakatsa Shivambu Sonti Twala

IFP	Buthelezi Esterhuizen Hlengwa Mcwango Mphontshane Nkomo Oriani-Ambrosini Singh Sithole Van Der Merwe

NFP	kaMagwasa-Msibi Khubisa Mabika Mncwabe Shaik Emam Shelembe

UDM	Holomisa Filtane Kwankwa Majeke

FF+	P Mulder Alberts Groenewald C Mulder

COPE	Lekota Carter Madisha

ACDP	Meshoe Dudley Swart

AIC	Galo Jafta Ntshayisa

Agang SA	Plouamma Tshishonga

PAC	Mphethi

APC	Godi

Party leaders in italics

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