Francisco Hernandez (politician)

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Francisco Hernandez
MP
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Hernandez in 2023
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Green party list
Assumed office
7 May 2024
YearsTermElectorateListParty
2024–present 54th List17 Green

Hernandez was announced as the Green Party's Dunedin candidate for the 2023 general election on 3 February 2023. His campaign helped build party support in his constituency, where the Green Party took second place in the party vote. However, his list placement was not sufficient to make it into parliament. In 2024 he entered parliament following the retirement of James Shaw. [12] Initially Lawrence Xu-Nan was set to be Shaw's replacement, however Xu-Nan entered parliament sooner than expected after the sudden death of Efeso Collins. [13] [14] Following Shaw's resignation, Hernandez became a Member of Parliament on 6 May 2024. [15]

Parliamentary career

Following his entry to Parliament, Hernandez was appointed to the petitions select committee as the Green member and designated as the party spokesperson for Public Services, Tertiary Education and Emergency Management and Recovery. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Francisco Hernandez". Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.
  3. ↑ "White supremacist Philip Arps attacks new Green Party candidate Francisco Hernandez". Newshub.
  4. 1 2 3 Mathias, Shanti (3 October 2023). "The 'two-horse race' for deep red Dunedin". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Ex-OUSA head to run for Greens". Otago Daily Times. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Graduate Search Results". University of Otago . Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Hewson, Laura (21 February 2013). "Political nous". Otago Magazine. University of Otago . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Morris, Chris (17 August 2013). "Race for public office begins". Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "2013 – Dunedin City Council Final Results". Dunedin City Council. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Elder, Vaughan (5 November 2013). "Seeking a national role". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Smith, Simon; Pratt, Ciara (1 September 2016). "The issues in Henderson-Massey this election". Western Leader . Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "The Post". www.thepost.co.nz. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Fa'anānā Efeso Collins' death brings another new Green MP to Parliament". RNZ. 22 February 2024.
  14. ↑ Peter Wilson (23 February 2024). "Week in Politics: Luxon stands out, benefit action under scrutiny and grief over Efeso Collins". RNZ. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  15. ↑ Le Quesne, Karl (6 May 2024). "Declaration by Electoral Commission That Francisco Bagkus Hernandez is Elected a Member of Parliament". New Zealand Gazette . 2024-au2073. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "Hernandez, Francisco – New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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