Catherine Delahunty
| Catherine Delahunty MP | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green Party List | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| 4th Female co-convenor of the Green Party | |
| In office 2003–2005 Serving with
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| Leader | Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald |
| Preceded by | David Clendon |
| Succeeded by | Paul de Spa and Karen Davies |
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| Born | 1953 (age 60–61) Wellington |
| Political party | Green |
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Catherine Delahunty (born 1953) is a current New Zealand MP representing the Green Party who was first elected to parliament in 2008.
As of 2012 she is the Green Party spokesperson on Education, Mining (Terrestrial), Toxics and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. In the past she has also held the portfolios of Forestry, Civil Defence, Disability Issues, Women's Affairs, Arts, Culture & Heritage, and the Community & Voluntary Sector[1]
Political career
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| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 2008–2011 | 49th | List | 8 | Green |
| 2011 – present | 50th | List | 4 | Green |
Delahunty was co-convenor of the Green Party from 2003 to 2005. She has been placed high on the Greens' list for several years, just missing getting into Parliament on several occasions.
Delahunty was placed at number eight on the Green Party list for the 2008 election. She was elected as a Green Party MP and gained the fourth highest number of candidate votes in the East Coast electorate.[2] In 2011 Delahunty was ranked at number 4 on the final Greens list for the 2011 general elections.
In June 2009 Delahunty's Customs and Excise (Sustainable Forestry) Amendment Bill, which would have prohibited the import of timber produced unsustainably or illegally, was drawn from the member's ballot.[3] The bill was defeated at its first reading.[4]
Delahunty contributes to the Greens' blog, Frogblog.
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| Preceded by David Clendon |
Co-convenor of the Green Party with David Clendon and Paul de Spa 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Paul de Spa and Karen Davies |
References
- ↑ Green Party – MP Profile – Catherine Delahunty
- ↑ "Election Results – East Coast". New Zealand Ministry of Justice, Chief Electoral Office. November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ↑ "Customs and Excise (Sustainable Forestry) Amendment Bill". New Zealand Parliament. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Legislation/Bills/3/1/c/00DBHOH_BILL9257_1-Customs-and-Excise-Sustainable-Forestry-Amendment.htm.
- ↑ New Zealand Parliamentary Debates 18 November 2009.
External links
- Green Party – MP biography for Catherine Delahunty
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