Rusty Markham
Rusty Markham | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe for Harare North | |
Assumed office 5 September 2018 | |
Preceded by | |
Member of the Harare City Council for Ward 18 | |
In office 2013–2018 | |
Succeeded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | Choma, Northern Rhodesia | 19 May 1960
Political party | Movement for Democratic Change |
Residence | Borrowdale, Harare |
Alma mater | Gwebi Agricultural College |
Allan Norman "Rusty" Markham (born 19 May 1960) is a Zimbabwean farmer and politician. He is currently a member of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe for Harare North since 2018. Previously, he served on the Harare City Council from 2013 to 2018. He is a member of the Movement for Democratic Change.
Early life and education[]
Markham was born on 19 May 1960 in Choma, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).[1] He is a third- or fourth-generation white Zimbabwean.[2] His great-grandfather was an Anglican missionary to the country in the 1890s.[3]
He attended John Cowie Primary School in Rusape, followed by in Umtali (now Mutare) and Gwebi Agricultural College.[1]
Career[]
Markham works in agriculture and agronomy, and has been director of a company since 2004.[1] He is a trustee of the Harare Wetlands Trust, the Stratford Road Community Trust, and the Hatcliffe Development Trust.[1]
Markham joined the Movement for Democratic Change in 2000.[1] From 2013 to 2018, he was a member of the Harare City Council representing Ward 18.[1] He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2018 general election as the MDC Alliance candidate for the Harare North constituency, unseating the ZANU–PF incumbent, .[1][3] He was sworn in to Parliament on 5 September 2018.[4]
Markham was arrested in January 2019 along with four other MDC parliamentarians.[5] Later in 2019, he criticised the ruling government over what he claimed was corrupt interference with agriculture.[6]
Personal life[]
He is married and lives in the Borrowdale suburb of Harare.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Hon Markham Allan Norman". Parliament of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ Kelly, Mary Louise; Shapiro, Ari (2018-06-26). "'A New Life': An Activist Comes Home To Zimbabwe, Hoping To Hold Leaders Accountable". NPR. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ a b Oliphant, Roland; Thornycroft, Peta (2018-07-26). "How the last of Zimbabwe's whites are forging new roles in the post-Mugabe era". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "Members of Zimbabwe's 9th Parliament Sworn-in, Cabinet Picks to Follow". VOA Zimbabwe. Voice of America. 2018-09-05.
- ^ "Zimbabwe union leader arrested after protests - lawyers' group". IOL. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ Markham, Rusty (2019-10-11). "Rusty Markham: This regime must desist from corruption in agriculture". Nehanda Radio. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- 1960 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Zimbabwean politicians
- Members of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe
- Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai politicians
- People from Choma District
- People from Harare
- People from Manicaland Province
- White Rhodesian people
- White Zimbabwean politicians
- Zambian emigrants to Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwean farmers
- Zimbabwean people of British descent