George Thomas Stahel Farmer

George Thomas Stahel Farmer (born 5 July 1990 ) is a British and American entrepreneur and businessman. He is the former chairman of Turning Point UK and the former CEO of Parler and Parlement Technologies. He is the son of Michael Farmer, Baron Farmer, as well as the husband of American political commentator Candace Owens.

Early life and education Farmer was born on 5 July 1990 in London, United Kingdom, to Michael Farmer and Jennifer Potts. His father became a life peer when he was appointed to the British House of Lords in 2014. As his son, this gives Farmer the title of The Honourable.

Farmer attended St Paul's School, London. He then attended the University of Oxford, where he earned a degree in theology. While there, he was a member of the Bullingdon Club.

Career

Turning Point UK In February 2019, Farmer became chairman of Turning Point UK, the British offshoot of Turning Point USA, a right-wing advocacy group for educational institutions. His then-fiancée and now wife, Candace Owens, was communications director for Turning Point USA at this time. He continued to be chairman until April.

Parler Farmer took over as CEO of Parler, an American social networking service, and its parent company Parlement Technologies, in May 2021. Prior to his tenure as CEO, Parler was allegedly used as a means for organising the January 6 United States Capitol attack, building a perception that it had a lack of moderation for violent speech. This led it to be removed from major app stores. Also during Farmer's tenure, Kanye West tried to take over the social networking service. Farmer said of the proposed acquisition:

The deal later fell apart.

In April 2023, it was announced that Farmer would step down from his role as CEO.

Other work At the 2019 European Parliament election he stood for the Brexit Party in the South East England constituency. He was not elected.

Farmer was a research analyst at the London-based market research firm Jigsaw Research. In 2024, he attempted to buy the Catholic Herald.

Personal life Farmer proposed marriage to Candace Owens via a FaceTime call on 29 December 2018, 18 days after meeting each other for the first time in London. They married in 2019 at Trump Winery. They have four children and reside in Nashville, Tennessee. Farmer is a Catholic.

Views

Freedom of speech Farmer was CEO of Parler, a social media site that billed itself as a "neutral town square", and a free-speech alternative to other social media apps. In an interview with The New York Times, Farmer said:

Catholic Church Farmer is a Catholic and earned a degree in theology from Oxford University. Though raised as an Evangelical Christian, as he learned about religion, Protestantism became less appealing while Catholicism "became increasingly apparent" to him. He agreed with Pope Benedict XVI's vision of a smaller and more dogmatic church, closer to the Church of the Apostolic Era.