Shane Jones

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48th	List	27	Labour

Shane Jones is a New Zealand politician. He stood in the 2005 elections for the Labour Party, being ranked twenty-seventh on its party list. This is the highest position given by Labour to someone who was not already a member of Parliament. He took his seat in the new parliament after the Labour Party won 50 seats in New Zealand's 120 seat parliament.

Jones held a number of senior roles in the public sector, being best known for his work as chairman of the Waitangi Fisheries Commission. He also worked for the Ministry for the Environment and the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Jones is Māori, of Te Aupouri and Ngai Takato descent. He has a BA and an MPA, and was awarded a Harkness Fellowship to study at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

He is Chair of the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee.