Chris Bishop (politician)
| Chris Bishop MP | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for List | |
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Assumed office 20 September 2014 |
Chris Bishop is a New Zealand politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2014 general election as a representative of the New Zealand National Party.
Early life
Bishop grew up in Lower Hutt and attended Eastern Hutt School primary, Hutt Intermediate School and Hutt International Boys' School in Upper Hutt.[1]
Political career
| New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 2014–present | 51st | List | 49 | National |
Bishop has previously worked for Philip Morris and as a staffer to Steven Joyce.[2]
He contested the Hutt South electorate at the 2014 election, where he placed second behind incumbent Labour MP Trevor Mallard. Redistribution of electorate boundaries prior to the election saw Hutt South trade the Labour-leaning suburb of Naenae for the National-leaning western hill suburbs, helping Bishop cut Mallard's majority from 4,825 to 709.[3]
Bishop is part of a cross-party group initiated by Jan Logie to look at and advocate for LGBTI rights. This group consists of Catherine Delahunty (Green), Chris Bishop (National), David Seymour (Act), Denis O'Rouke (NZ First), Denise Roche (Green), James Shaw (Green), Jan Logie (Green), Kevin Hague (Green), Louisa Wall (Labour), Nanaia Mahuta (Labour), Paul Foster-Bell (National), and Trevor Mallard (Labour).[4]
References
- ↑ "Nats select Bishop". Hutt News. 27 May 2014.
- ↑ National picks another tobacco man stuff.co.nz, 22 May 2014
- ↑ Cheng, Derek (5 September 2014). "Boundary changes put Mallard in danger". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ Jones, Nicholas (23 May 2015). "MPs' group to focus on LGBTI people's rights". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2015.