Rusty Markham

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Rusty Markham
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 (1960-05-19) 19 May 1960 (age 61)
Choma, Northern Rhodesia
Political partyMovement for Democratic Change
ResidenceBorrowdale, Harare
Alma materGwebi 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[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Hon Markham Allan Norman". Parliament of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Members of Zimbabwe's 9th Parliament Sworn-in, Cabinet Picks to Follow". VOA Zimbabwe. Voice of America. 2018-09-05.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe union leader arrested after protests - lawyers' group". IOL. 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  6. ^ Markham, Rusty (2019-10-11). "Rusty Markham: This regime must desist from corruption in agriculture". Nehanda Radio. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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