Su'a William Sio

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Su'a William Sio MP

Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list
In office 29 March 2008 – 8 November 2008
Preceded by	Dianne Yates
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Māngere
Incumbent
Assumed office 2008
Preceded by	Taito Phillip Field
Majority	7,126 (29.52%)
Personal details
Nationality	Samoa, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Alma mater	Brigham Young University Carrington Polytechnic Institute ^[1]
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) ^[2]

Su'a William Sio is a politician who became a Member of Parliament in the New Zealand House of Representatives on 1 April 2008^[3] as a New Zealand Labour Party list MP. He currently represents the Māngere electorate seat in Parliament.

A Samoan, Sio has the matai (chieftain title) of Su'a from the Matatufu village of the Lotofaga district on the island of Upolu. He belongs to the extended family called Aiga Sa Aupito headed by the High Chief Aupito, a matai title currently held by his father.

Local politics

Sio had served as a Manukau City Councilor, representing the Otara ward from 2001. Sir Barry Curtis, the Mayor of Manukau City, selected Sio as chair of the planning committee in November 2004. In October 2007, the newly elected Mayor of Manukau City, Len Brown, appointed Sio Deputy Mayor, making him the first Pacific Islander to hold this position in Manukau City.

National politics

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
2008–2008	48th	List	47	Labour
2008–2011	49th	Māngere	24	Labour
2011–present	50th	Māngere	17	Labour

In the 2005 parliamentary elections Sio was ranted 47th on the Labour party list and failed to be elected by two places. However New Zealand Labour Party list MP Dianne Yates left the New Zealand Parliament on 29 March 2008,^[4] and Sio was declared elected in her place (the person above him on the list, Louisa Wall, had already been declared elected to replace Ann Hartley).^[5]^[6]

In the 2008 general election Sio won the Māngere electorate seat, defeating the incumbent independent (and former Labour) MP Taito Phillip Field by 7126 votes.^[7]

Gay and Lesbian Marriage

Sio's stance against the Marriage Amendment Bill (which would raise civil unions to the same status as marriage), has not been popular among his Labour colleagues. He justifies his stance based the beliefs of many Pacific Islanders whom he represents.^[8]

Personal

Married with a family of adult and young children, he is a Mormon and has previously served as a Church Bishop. ^[9]

References

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↑ New Zealand Parliament (1 April 2008). "Members Sworn". TheyWorkForYou.co.nz. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
↑ New Zealand Parliament (1 April 2008). "Resignations: Dianne Yates, NZ Labour". TheyWorkForYou.co.nz. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
↑ "Labour MPs make way for newcomers". New Zealand Herald. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
↑ New Zealand Parliament (1 April 2008). "List Member Vacancy". TheyWorkForYou.co.nz. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
↑ "Labour to Endorse Su'a William Sio". Niu FM. 5 December 2007.
↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10843389
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New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Taito Phillip Field	Member of Parliament for Māngere 2008 –	Incumbent

v t e New Zealand Labour Party

Party leaders Names in bold served as prime minister of New Zealand	Harry Holland (1919–33) Michael Joseph Savage (1933–40) Peter Fraser (1940–50) Walter Nash (1950–63) Arnold Nordmeyer (1963–65) Norman Kirk (1965–74) Bill Rowling (1974–83) David Lange (1983–89) Geoffrey Palmer (1989–90) Mike Moore (1990–93) Helen Clark (1993–2008) Phil Goff (2008–2011) David Shearer (2011–2013) David Cunliffe (2013–present)

Party presidents	James McCombs (1916–17) Andrew Walker (1917–18) Tom Paul (1918–20) Frederick Cooke John Archer Jim Thorn Rex Mason Frank Langstone Walter Nash James Roberts Arnold Nordmeyer Michael Moohan Martyn Finlay Norman Kirk Bill Rowling Arthur Faulkner Jim Anderton Margaret Wilson Ruth Dyson Maryan Street Michael Hirschfeld Bob Harvey Mike Williams Andrew Little Moira Coatsworth

Current Members of Parliament Names without electorates are list MPs (List of former MPs)	Leader: David Cunliffe (New Lynn) Deputy Leader: David Parker Jacinda Ardern Carol Beaumont David Clark (Dunedin North) Clayton Cosgrove Clare Curran (Dunedin South) Ruth Dyson (Port Hills) Kris Faafoi (Mana) Darien Fenton Phil Goff (Mount Roskill) Chris Hipkins (Rimutaka) Raymond Huo Shane Jones Annette King (Rongotai) Iain Lees-Galloway (Palmerston North) Andrew Little Moana Mackey Nanaia Mahuta (Hauraki-Waikato) Trevor Mallard (Hutt South) Sue Moroney Damien O'Connor (West Coast-Tasman) Rajen Prasad Grant Robertson (Wellington Central) Ross Robertson (Manukau East) David Shearer (Mount Albert) Su'a William Sio (Māngere) Maryan Street Rino Tirikatene (Te Tai Tonga) Phil Twyford (Te Atatū) Louisa Wall (Manurewa) Meka Whaitiri (Ikaroa-Rāwhiti) Poto Williams (Christchurch East) Megan Woods (Wigram)

Labour governments	First (1935–49) Second (1957–60) Third (1972–75) Fourth (1984–90) Fifth (1999–2008)

Labour opposition	Harry Holland Arnold Nordmeyer Goff Shearer Cunliffe

Leadership elections	2011 2013

Persondata
Name	Sio, Su'a William
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth
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