Brent Catchpole

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Brent Catchpole is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the New Zealand First party.

Professional life

Before entering politics, Catchpole worked first as an accountant and then as a marketing director for a tourism company.^[1] He now works as a political lobbying consultant.^[2]

Political career

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
2002–2005	47th	List	13	NZ First

He was elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 2002 elections, but lost his seat in the 2005 elections. He was his party's spokesperson on Communications & IT, Environment, Biosecurity, Internal Affairs, and Tourism portfolios.^[3]

Local body politics

In 2007 he was elected to the Papakura District Council in the Ardmore ward. He had also contested the Papakura mayoralty that year, together with Calum Penrose and the incumbent John Robertson. They received 757, 5386 and 3985 votes, respectively. Penrose was thus elected.^[4]

In the 2010 local body elections, he stood for the Papakura Local Board and the Counties Manukau District Health Board.^[3] He was successful with the local board,^[5] but unsuccessful with the District Health Board.^[6]

References

↑ "Our team". Papakura First. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
↑ List, Kevin (26 January 2006). "What Are Those Ex MPs Up To Now?". Scoop. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Brent Catchpole". Elections 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
↑ "Your Vote 07 - The results". New Zealand Herald. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
↑ "Auckland Council - Papakura Local Board". Elections 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
↑ "Counties Manukau District Health Board". Elections 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.

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