Russel Norman
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Russel Norman (born 1967) is the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand co-leader.
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[edit] Early life
Norman was born in Brisbane, Australia, and came to New Zealand in 1997 to witness the red-green-brown coalition that was the Alliance. He wrote his political science PhD thesis on the Alliance, and was active within the party editing its party newsletter.
[edit] Greens Co-leader
After immigrating to New Zealand, he became involved in organic farming, and was active in the Auckland branch of the Green Party. Later, he worked as an assistant to Green MPs Sue Kedgley, Nandor Tanczos, and Keith Locke. He was a researcher for the party from 2002 to 2004 and was the national campaign manager prior to the 2005 election and the national Party Development Co-ordinator afterwards. Following the death of Rod Donald Norman put his name forward as a contender for the male co-leader position. Norman won the position at the 2006 AGM, beating Nandor Tanczos (MP), David Clendon and Mike Ward (former MP) in an STV vote by delegates from electorates around the country.
[edit] Election history
In the 2002 elections, Norman contested the Rimutaka electorate, where he placed fourth. He was ranked seventeenth on the Green Party list.
In the 2005 elections, he did not contest an electorate, but was ranked tenth on the Green Party list.
[edit] Trivia
- Russel contributes to the Greens' blog, Frogblog [1].
[edit] External links
| New Zealand political party leaders | |
| Rodney Hide (ACT) | Jeanette Fitzsimons & Russel Norman (Greens) | Helen Clark (Labour) | Tariana Turia & Pita Sharples (Māori) | John Key (National) | Winston Peters (New Zealand First) | Jim Anderton (Progressives) | Peter Dunne (United Future) |
