Benjamin Doyle | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green party list | |
Assumed office 22 October 2024 | |
Preceded by | Darleen Tana |
Personal details | |
Born | Benjamin Cody Doyle [1] 1991or1992(age 32–33) |
Political party | Green |
Children | 1 |
Benjamin Cody Doyle (born 1991or1992) is a New Zealand politician,representing the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand [2] as a Member of Parliament since replacing Darleen Tana,who was removed in 2024. Doyle became the first non-binary Member of Parliament.
Doyle was born in 1991or1992, [3] and grew up in Whangaparāoa. [4] They are of Ngāpuhi,Scottish,and Irish descent. They lived in Auckland through high school and university. [5]
Doyle was a teacher at Auckland Girls' Grammar School and Manurewa High School. [5] Later,they held positions of head of Māori at Melville High School and head of social sciences at Rototuna Senior High School. [2] [6] They then worked as a kaupapa Māori researcher and facilitator at the University of Waikato, [6] and as a community organiser for artists and LGBTQIA+ communities. [7] Until becoming an MP,they worked at Burnett Foundation Aotearoa. [5]
Doyle identifies as non-binary,takatāpui and whaikaha (disabled). [2] [8] [9] As of 2024 [update] ,they live in Hamilton with their partner and child. [5]
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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2024–pres. | 54th | List | 18 | Green |
Doyle spoke against allowing the anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (known as Posie Parker) into New Zealand, saying "Posie Parker should not be allowed into Aotearoa. In letting her enter, the minister has chosen to allow hateful anti-trans rhetoric into Aotearoa. That is unacceptable." [6]
Doyle contested the Hamilton West electorate in the 2023 election. [7] They were 18th on the Green Party list. [10] Doyle came third in the Hamilton West electorate with 3,230 votes. [11] The Green Party won 12 list seats in the election, and therefore Doyle was not elected at 18th on the party list. [12]
Following the removal of Darleen Tana as a List MP in October 2024, Doyle was declared elected on 22 October 2024. [1] They said about Tana's removal: [5]
I made a really intentional decision about not getting involved in that because I was aware of the fact that I was implicated in it. But if I was seen to be involved in that process, it would be perceived as biassed and it would be perceived as having motivations.
Doyle is the first non-binary member of New Zealand's parliament. [5]
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