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'''Graham Brian Douglas McIntosh''' (born 18 January 1944<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618">Who's Who, Southern Africa http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618</ref>) is a [[South African]] farmer.<ref>{{cite web | url=Independent Online | date=22 April 2009 | title=Free State election official wounded | url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/free-state-election-official-wounded-1.440916?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot | accessdate=October 20, 2015}}</ref>, businessman and retired politician<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />. He was active in South African politics and served four terms in the National Parliament in [[Cape Town]] from 1974 to 2014<ref name="Longest-serving MP calls it a day, http://www.enca.com/south-africa/longest-serving-mp-calls-it-day">e News Channel Africa, 14 March 2014 http://www.enca.com/south-africa/longest-serving-mp-calls-it-day</ref>.
'''Graham Brian Douglas McIntosh''' (born 18 January 1944<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618">Who's Who, Southern Africa http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618</ref>) is a [[South African]] farmer,<ref>{{cite web | url=Independent Online | date=22 April 2009 | title=Free State election official wounded | url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/free-state-election-official-wounded-1.440916?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot | accessdate=October 20, 2015}}</ref> businessman and retired politician.<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /> He was active in South African politics and served four terms in the National Parliament in [[Cape Town]] from 1974 to 2014.<ref name="Longest-serving MP calls it a day, http://www.enca.com/south-africa/longest-serving-mp-calls-it-day">e News Channel Africa, 14 March 2014 http://www.enca.com/south-africa/longest-serving-mp-calls-it-day</ref>


==Early life and education==
== Early life and education ==
McIntosh was born in Brooklyn, [[Pretoria]]<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /> into a middle-class, politically liberal, bi-lingual (Afrikaans and English, later Zulu was added) South African family, where he was the youngest of three sons. He completed his secondary education at [[Michaelhouse]] in the province of [[KwaZulu-Natal]]. In 1961 he was selected to represent South Africa at the [[New York Herald Tribune]] World Youth Forum in the USA<ref>Delegates to the New York Herald Tribune Youth Forum http://htwyfaa.org/virtual/101//Documents/pdf/List%20of%20Delegates.pdf</ref>.
McIntosh was born in Brooklyn, [[Pretoria]]<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /> into a middle-class, politically liberal, bi-lingual (Afrikaans and English, later Zulu was added) South African family, where he was the youngest of three sons. He completed his secondary education at [[Michaelhouse]] in the province of [[KwaZulu-Natal]]. In 1961 he was selected to represent South Africa at the [[New York Herald Tribune]] World Youth Forum in the USA.<ref>Delegates to the New York Herald Tribune Youth Forum http://htwyfaa.org/virtual/101//Documents/pdf/List%20of%20Delegates.pdf</ref>


He completed a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree at the [[University of Cape Town]] in 1963<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />, a Secondary Teacher’s Diploma in 1964<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />, and in 1968 at [[St John’s College, Cambridge]], a [[Master of Arts]] degree<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />.
He completed a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree at the [[University of Cape Town]] in 1963,<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /> a Secondary Teacher’s Diploma in 1964,<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /> and in 1968 at [[St John’s College, Cambridge]], a [[Master of Arts]] degree.<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />
In 1980 he completed the National Diploma in Valuations and became a Member, now non-practising, of the South African Institute of Valuers (SAIV)<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />.
In 1980 he completed the National Diploma in Valuations and became a Member, now non-practising, of the South African Institute of Valuers (SAIV).<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />


==Political career==
== Political career ==
McIntosh’s first memory of politics is a [[United Party]] fund-raising braai (barbecue) at his parents’ home when he was six.
McIntosh’s first memory of politics is a [[United Party]] fund-raising braai (barbecue) at his parents’ home when he was six.
From his teenage years he has been a consistent proponent of [[liberal democracy]]. The first political party that McIntosh joined was the [[Liberal Party]]<ref name="Longest-serving MP calls it a day, http://www.enca.com/south-africa/longest-serving-mp-calls-it-day" /> in 1963<ref name="http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/from-john-vorster-to-jacob-zuma--graham-mcintosh">http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/from-john-vorster-to-jacob-zuma--graham-mcintosh</ref>. He began his public political career when he joined the United Party in 1972 whilst farming near [[Weenen]], KZN. At the time, [[Sir De Villiers Graaff]] was the leader of the Party.
From his teenage years he has been a consistent proponent of [[liberal democracy]]. The first political party that McIntosh joined was the [[Liberal Party]]<ref name="Longest-serving MP calls it a day, http://www.enca.com/south-africa/longest-serving-mp-calls-it-day" /> in 1963<.ref name="http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/from-john-vorster-to-jacob-zuma--graham-mcintosh">http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/from-john-vorster-to-jacob-zuma--graham-mcintosh</ref> He began his public political career when he joined the United Party in 1972 whilst farming near [[Weenen]], KZN. At the time, [[Sir De Villiers Graaff]] was the leader of the Party.
In 1974, at the age of 30, he was elected to Parliament as the MP for Pinetown (UP)<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />. He held the seat from 1974 –1977. He was one of the very few South African MPs to report back to his black constituency, even though they did not have the franchise<ref>Daily News, 14 January 1976</ref>.
In 1974, at the age of 30, he was elected to Parliament as the MP for Pinetown (UP).<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /> He held the seat from 1974–1977. He was one of the very few South African MPs to report back to his black constituency, even though they did not have the franchise.<ref>Daily News, 14 January 1976</ref>
In 1977, when the United Party transformed into the [[New Republic Party]], he joined the [[Progressive Federal Party]] (PFP), which was led by [[Colin Eglin]]. He won the Maritzburg North constituency for the PFP from the sitting [[National Party]] MP in1981, and held the seat until 1987<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />.
In 1977, when the United Party transformed into the [[New Republic Party]], he joined the [[Progressive Federal Party]] (PFP), which was led by [[Colin Eglin]]. He won the Maritzburg North constituency for the PFP from the sitting [[National Party]] MP in1981, and held the seat until 1987.<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />
Referred to as the 'Peter Pan of Politics'<ref>Cape Argus, 1 June 1985</ref>, McIntosh was a constant and nagging voice of opposition to the [[apartheid]] government. Many of his speeches in Parliament were littered with calls for “Order” from the [[Speaker]], as his direct manner<ref>The Citizen, 19 September 2013 http://citizen.co.za/49667/iec-bill-adopted-amid-da-court-bid/</ref> <ref>Mail & Guardian, 12 December 2003 http://mg.co.za/article/2003-12-12-da-mbeki-has-lost-the-plot</ref> and blunt<ref>Independent Online, 17 September 2013 http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/battle-over-overseas-vote-persists-1.1578854#.VfyD2O_otdg</ref> <ref name="auto">Independent Online, 5 January 2000 http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/icd-to-probe-selebi-swearing-claim-1.24936?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot</ref> and articulate arguments were often deemed outrageous and offensive to the ruling National Party<ref name="Longest-serving MP calls it a day, http://www.enca.com/south-africa/longest-serving-mp-calls-it-day" />.
Referred to as the "Peter Pan of Politics",<ref>Cape Argus, 1 June 1985</ref> McIntosh was a constant and nagging voice of opposition to the [[apartheid]] government. Many of his speeches in Parliament were littered with calls for “Order” from the [[Speaker]], as his direct manner<ref>The Citizen, 19 September 2013 http://citizen.co.za/49667/iec-bill-adopted-amid-da-court-bid/</ref><ref>Mail & Guardian, 12 December 2003 http://mg.co.za/article/2003-12-12-da-mbeki-has-lost-the-plot</ref> and blunt<ref>Independent Online, 17 September 2013 http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/battle-over-overseas-vote-persists-1.1578854#.VfyD2O_otdg</ref><ref name="auto">Independent Online, 5 January 2000 http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/icd-to-probe-selebi-swearing-claim-1.24936?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot</ref> and articulate arguments were often deemed outrageous and offensive to the ruling National Party.<ref name="Longest-serving MP calls it a day, http://www.enca.com/south-africa/longest-serving-mp-calls-it-day" />
From 1999 to 2004 he was on the Parliamentary list for the Democratic Party/[[Democratic Alliance]]<ref>Independent Online, 14 February 2004 http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/da-candidates-represent-will-of-the-people-1.122079?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot</ref><ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />. He was also the party's spokesperson on Safety and Security,<ref>Independent Online, 30 January 2000 http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/dp-shoots-holes-in-firearms-bill-1.26737#.VfyDMe_otdg</ref> <ref>Independent Online, 24 August 1999 http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/defiant-tshwete-to-draft-strict-gun-law-1.10258?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot</ref> <ref name="auto"/>. Just before the first democratic general election of 2004, he resigned from the DA in protest at his unelectable position on the list<ref name="http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/from-john-vorster-to-jacob-zuma--graham-mcintosh" />. Instead he contested the 2004 general election on the [[African Christian Democratic Party]] (ACDP) list but did not go to Parliament.
From 1999 to 2004 he was on the Parliamentary list for the Democratic Party/[[Democratic Alliance]].<ref>Independent Online, 14 February 2004 http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/da-candidates-represent-will-of-the-people-1.122079?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot</ref><ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /> He was also the party's spokesperson on Safety and Security.<ref>Independent Online, 30 January 2000 http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/dp-shoots-holes-in-firearms-bill-1.26737#.VfyDMe_otdg</ref><ref>Independent Online, 24 August 1999 http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/defiant-tshwete-to-draft-strict-gun-law-1.10258?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot</ref><ref name="auto" /> Just before the first democratic general election of 2004, he resigned from the DA in protest at his unelectable position on the list.<ref name="http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/from-john-vorster-to-jacob-zuma--graham-mcintosh" /> Instead he contested the 2004 general election on the [[African Christian Democratic Party]] (ACDP) list but did not go to Parliament.
His last term in Parliament was as an MP for the [[Congress of the People]] (COPE)<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /> <ref>Independent Online, Business Report, 5 May 2013 http://www.iol.co.za/business/news/sa-needs-bad-boy-list-1.1510507#.Vfx_g-_otdg</ref> from 2011 to 2014<ref>The Parties of my Life: From John Vorster to Jacob Zuma, http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71619?oid=239559&sn=Detail&pid=71619</ref>. He was on their National Committee, and served on the Portfolio Committees of Home Affairs and Trade and Industry<ref>Parliament of the RSA, News http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=5761&Revision=en/0&SearchStart=0</ref>. He retired on the 7th May 2014<ref>Parliament of the RSA, InSession, Vol. 14, issue 3, March/April 2014, 'Making SA Better', http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=5952</ref>, doing his last official walk through the corridors of Parliament preceded by a Scottish Piper<ref name="Longest-serving MP calls it a day, http://www.enca.com/south-africa/longest-serving-mp-calls-it-day" />.
His last term in Parliament was as an MP for the [[Congress of the People]] (COPE)<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /><ref>Independent Online, Business Report, 5 May 2013 http://www.iol.co.za/business/news/sa-needs-bad-boy-list-1.1510507#.Vfx_g-_otdg</ref> from 2011 to 2014.<ref>The Parties of my Life: From John Vorster to Jacob Zuma, http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71619?oid=239559&sn=Detail&pid=71619</ref> He was on their National Committee, and served on the Portfolio Committees of Home Affairs and Trade and Industry.<ref>Parliament of the RSA, News http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=5761&Revision=en/0&SearchStart=0</ref> He retired on the 7th May 2014,<ref>Parliament of the RSA, InSession, Vol. 14, issue 3, March/April 2014, 'Making SA Better', http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=5952</ref> doing his last official walk through the corridors of Parliament preceded by a Scottish piper.<ref name="Longest-serving MP calls it a day, http://www.enca.com/south-africa/longest-serving-mp-calls-it-day" />


==Business career==
== Business career ==
A businessman, farmer and entrepreneur, his most successful business venture is the inner-city affordable housing company, Jozi Housing (Pty) Ltd<ref>TUHF Success Stories, Rejuvenating Jozi's Inner City http://www.tuhf.co.za/index.php/success-stories/104-rejuvenating-jozis-inner-city</ref>, which was established with a partner in 2003.
A businessman, farmer and entrepreneur, his most successful business venture is the inner-city affordable housing company, Jozi Housing (Pty) Ltd,<ref>TUHF Success Stories, Rejuvenating Jozi's Inner City http://www.tuhf.co.za/index.php/success-stories/104-rejuvenating-jozis-inner-city</ref> which was established with a partner in 2003.


==Agriculture and conservation==
== Agriculture and conservation ==
He played a key role in the merging in the mid-nineties of the former black agricultural and white agricultural unions of KwaZulu-Natal, and was the last President of the Natal Agricultural Union (NAU)<ref name="http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/from-john-vorster-to-jacob-zuma--graham-mcintosh" /> and first President of the emergent KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (KWANALU)<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /> <ref name="http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/from-john-vorster-to-jacob-zuma--graham-mcintosh" />.
He played a key role in the merging in the mid-nineties of the former black agricultural and white agricultural unions of KwaZulu-Natal, and was the last President of the Natal Agricultural Union (NAU)<ref name="http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/from-john-vorster-to-jacob-zuma--graham-mcintosh" /> and first President of the emergent KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (KWANALU).<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /><ref name="http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/from-john-vorster-to-jacob-zuma--graham-mcintosh" />
On his Weenen farm<ref>Mail & Guardian, 31 March 1995 http://mg.co.za/print/1995-03-31-dont-use-bantustan-solutions</ref>, he practised veld (wild pasture) management, as well as protecting wildlife<ref>Independent Online, 21 June 2004 http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/dassies-set-new-record-at-wildlife-auction-1.215317?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot</ref>.
On his Weenen farm,<ref>Mail & Guardian, 31 March 1995 http://mg.co.za/print/1995-03-31-dont-use-bantustan-solutions</ref> he practised veld (wild pasture) management, as well as protecting wildlife.<ref>Independent Online, 21 June 2004 http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/dassies-set-new-record-at-wildlife-auction-1.215317?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot</ref>
He represented the Agricultural Union as a member of the board of [[Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife]] (formerly known as the Natal Parks Board) between 1996 and 1998<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />.
He represented the Agricultural Union as a member of the board of [[Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife]] (formerly known as the Natal Parks Board) between 1996 and 1998.<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" />


==Community service==
== Community service ==
In 1971 he helped found the [[Scripture Union]] Independent Schools (SUIS) movement in South Africa<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /> and served as Chairman for 24 years.
In 1971 he helped found the [[Scripture Union]] Independent Schools (SUIS) movement in South Africa<ref name="http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618" /> and served as Chairman for 24 years.
He currently serves on the Council of the [[South African Institute of Race Relations]]<ref>Institute of Race Relations, 2014 Annual Report http://irr.org.za/</ref>.
He currently serves on the Council of the [[South African Institute of Race Relations]].<ref>Institute of Race Relations, 2014 Annual Report http://irr.org.za/</ref>
He built and managed two farm schools (Mkolombe Primary School in the Weenen District and Emngwenya Primary School in the Estcourt District) on his property<ref>AgriEco, 13 February 2013 http://www.agrieco.net/article.aspx?id=181</ref>
He built and managed two farm schools (Mkolombe Primary School in the Weenen District and Emngwenya Primary School in the Estcourt District) on his property<ref>AgriEco, 13 February 2013 http://www.agrieco.net/article.aspx?id=181</ref>
He was a member of the Board of Governors of Michaelhouse<ref name="auto1">The Michaelhouse Archives, St. Michael's Chronicle, March 1995 http://archives.michaelhouse.org/search/preview_manuscript/939_74</ref> during the period that his three sons attended school there. He was granted a St Michael’s Award<ref>The Michaelhouse Archives, Michaelhouse Chronicle, March 2003 http://archives.michaelhouse.org/search/preview_manuscript/919_3</ref> <ref>St. Michael Awardees http://www.michaelhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/St-Michael-awardees.pdf</ref> by his old school for service to the community.
He was a member of the Board of Governors of Michaelhouse<ref name="auto1">The Michaelhouse Archives, St. Michael's Chronicle, March 1995 http://archives.michaelhouse.org/search/preview_manuscript/939_74</ref> during the period that his three sons attended school there. He was granted a St Michael’s Award<ref>The Michaelhouse Archives, Michaelhouse Chronicle, March 2003 http://archives.michaelhouse.org/search/preview_manuscript/919_3</ref><ref>St. Michael Awardees http://www.michaelhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/St-Michael-awardees.pdf</ref> by his old school for service to the community.


==Personal life==
== Personal life ==
In 1971 McIntosh married Susanna (Santie) Jansen van Rensburg (born 1946). Graham and Santie have three married sons – Angus (born 1973), Cameron (1975) and Lachlan (1978).
In 1971 McIntosh married Susanna (Santie) Jansen van Rensburg (born 1946). Graham and Santie have three married sons – Angus (born 1973), Cameron (1975) and Lachlan (1978).
Their Christian faith has played an undergirding role in shaping both Graham and Santie’s lives, values and thinking.<ref name="auto1"/>
Their Christian faith has played an undergirding role in shaping both Graham and Santie’s lives, values and thinking.<ref name="auto1" />


==Publication==
== Publication ==
McIntosh has been published in the press, both in his personal capacity and as an elected official.<ref>Mail & Guardian, 31 March 1995, Don't Use Bantustan Solutions, http://mg.co.za/print/1995-03-31-dont-use-bantustan-solutions</ref> <ref>The Witness, 21 November 2007, Zuma for president</ref>
McIntosh has been published in the press, both in his personal capacity and as an elected official.<ref>Mail & Guardian, 31 March 1995, Don't Use Bantustan Solutions, http://mg.co.za/print/1995-03-31-dont-use-bantustan-solutions</ref><ref>The Witness, 21 November 2007, Zuma for president</ref>


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*New York Herald Tribune Youth Forum, http://htwyfaa.org
*New York Herald Tribune Youth Forum, http://htwyfaa.org
*Who's Who, Southern Africa, http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618
*Who's Who, Southern Africa, http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618
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Graham Brian Douglas McIntosh (born 18 January 1944[1]) is a South African farmer,[2] businessman and retired politician.[1] He was active in South African politics and served four terms in the National Parliament in Cape Town from 1974 to 2014.[3]

Early life and education

McIntosh was born in Brooklyn, Pretoria[1] into a middle-class, politically liberal, bi-lingual (Afrikaans and English, later Zulu was added) South African family, where he was the youngest of three sons. He completed his secondary education at Michaelhouse in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. In 1961 he was selected to represent South Africa at the New York Herald Tribune World Youth Forum in the USA.[4]

He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Cape Town in 1963,[1] a Secondary Teacher’s Diploma in 1964,[1] and in 1968 at St John’s College, Cambridge, a Master of Arts degree.[1] In 1980 he completed the National Diploma in Valuations and became a Member, now non-practising, of the South African Institute of Valuers (SAIV).[1]

Political career

McIntosh’s first memory of politics is a United Party fund-raising braai (barbecue) at his parents’ home when he was six. From his teenage years he has been a consistent proponent of liberal democracy. The first political party that McIntosh joined was the Liberal Party[3] in 1963<.ref name="http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/from-john-vorster-to-jacob-zuma--graham-mcintosh">http://www.politicsweb.co.za/news-and-analysis/from-john-vorster-to-jacob-zuma--graham-mcintosh</ref> He began his public political career when he joined the United Party in 1972 whilst farming near Weenen, KZN. At the time, Sir De Villiers Graaff was the leader of the Party. In 1974, at the age of 30, he was elected to Parliament as the MP for Pinetown (UP).[1] He held the seat from 1974–1977. He was one of the very few South African MPs to report back to his black constituency, even though they did not have the franchise.[5] In 1977, when the United Party transformed into the New Republic Party, he joined the Progressive Federal Party (PFP), which was led by Colin Eglin. He won the Maritzburg North constituency for the PFP from the sitting National Party MP in1981, and held the seat until 1987.[1] Referred to as the "Peter Pan of Politics",[6] McIntosh was a constant and nagging voice of opposition to the apartheid government. Many of his speeches in Parliament were littered with calls for “Order” from the Speaker, as his direct manner[7][8] and blunt[9][10] and articulate arguments were often deemed outrageous and offensive to the ruling National Party.[3] From 1999 to 2004 he was on the Parliamentary list for the Democratic Party/Democratic Alliance.[11][1] He was also the party's spokesperson on Safety and Security.[12][13][10] Just before the first democratic general election of 2004, he resigned from the DA in protest at his unelectable position on the list.[14] Instead he contested the 2004 general election on the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) list but did not go to Parliament. His last term in Parliament was as an MP for the Congress of the People (COPE)[1][15] from 2011 to 2014.[16] He was on their National Committee, and served on the Portfolio Committees of Home Affairs and Trade and Industry.[17] He retired on the 7th May 2014,[18] doing his last official walk through the corridors of Parliament preceded by a Scottish piper.[3]

Business career

A businessman, farmer and entrepreneur, his most successful business venture is the inner-city affordable housing company, Jozi Housing (Pty) Ltd,[19] which was established with a partner in 2003.

Agriculture and conservation

He played a key role in the merging in the mid-nineties of the former black agricultural and white agricultural unions of KwaZulu-Natal, and was the last President of the Natal Agricultural Union (NAU)[14] and first President of the emergent KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (KWANALU).[1][14] On his Weenen farm,[20] he practised veld (wild pasture) management, as well as protecting wildlife.[21] He represented the Agricultural Union as a member of the board of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (formerly known as the Natal Parks Board) between 1996 and 1998.[1]

Community service

In 1971 he helped found the Scripture Union Independent Schools (SUIS) movement in South Africa[1] and served as Chairman for 24 years. He currently serves on the Council of the South African Institute of Race Relations.[22] He built and managed two farm schools (Mkolombe Primary School in the Weenen District and Emngwenya Primary School in the Estcourt District) on his property[23] He was a member of the Board of Governors of Michaelhouse[24] during the period that his three sons attended school there. He was granted a St Michael’s Award[25][26] by his old school for service to the community.

Personal life

In 1971 McIntosh married Susanna (Santie) Jansen van Rensburg (born 1946). Graham and Santie have three married sons – Angus (born 1973), Cameron (1975) and Lachlan (1978). Their Christian faith has played an undergirding role in shaping both Graham and Santie’s lives, values and thinking.[24]

Publication

McIntosh has been published in the press, both in his personal capacity and as an elected official.[27][28]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Who's Who, Southern Africa http://whoswho.co.za/graham-mcintosh-4618
  2. ^ "Free State election official wounded". 22 April 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e News Channel Africa, 14 March 2014 http://www.enca.com/south-africa/longest-serving-mp-calls-it-day
  4. ^ Delegates to the New York Herald Tribune Youth Forum http://htwyfaa.org/virtual/101//Documents/pdf/List%20of%20Delegates.pdf
  5. ^ Daily News, 14 January 1976
  6. ^ Cape Argus, 1 June 1985
  7. ^ The Citizen, 19 September 2013 http://citizen.co.za/49667/iec-bill-adopted-amid-da-court-bid/
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