Stuart Farrow is a South African politician, the former Shadow Minister of Transport, and a Member of Parliament for the opposition Democratic Alliance.
15 Facts About Stuart Farrow
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Stuart Farrow is married with three daughters and three grandchildren.
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Stuart Farrow's son died in a rugby accident in February 2006.
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Stuart Farrow went to school in the Cape but joined his family in Rhodesia during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Stuart Farrow attained qualifications in civil engineering, agricultural science, leadership management and planning fields.
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Stuart Farrow served in various positions, including branch chairperson and provincial chairperson in the Eastern Cape.
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Stuart Farrow is currently chairperson of the Eastern Cape joint caucus.
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Stuart 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.
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Stuart Farrow subsequently ran his own business and consultancy, helping to link markets to disadvantaged areas in the Eastern Cape.
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Stuart Farrow retained his seat in 2004, and has served on numerous portfolio committees, including Agriculture and Land Affairs, Health, Public Enterprises and Public Works.
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Stuart Farrow was appointed as a whip on his re-election to Parliament in 2009.
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Stuart Farrow is a proponent of the new bus rapid transit 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.
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Stuart 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.
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Stuart Farrow has suggested that the failures are due to the contracting and tendering process.
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Stuart 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.