Greg Fleming (politician)

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Greg Fleming
MP
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Fleming in 2023
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Maungakiekie
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 October 2023
YearsTermElectorateListParty
2023 –present 54th Maungakiekie 65 National

Fleming was announced as National's Maungakiekie electorate candidate for the 2023 general election on 26 March 2023. [16] After his previous comments on civil unions resurfaced in April 2023, Fleming clarified that his position had changed since then. [6] [7] Fleming defeated incumbent MP Priyanca Radhakrishnan by a margin of 4,617. [17]

Ceasefire

In November 2023, shortly after his election to the Maungakiekie seat, Fleming responded to an email from a constituent about the situation in Gaza by saying he shared their "horror and grief". [18] "While it is an absolute privilege to serve the community of Maungakiekie one of the many things I'm fast learning is the limits of my authority due to being part of a big machine," he wrote in an email shared on Twitter.  "Whilst I can't speak publicly on matters of foreign policy I can certainly advocate internally for causes. Hence you can be sure that I'm urging those who speak for our government to call for an immediate ceasefire."

Maiden Speech

Fleming gave his maiden speech in Parliament on Tuesday 19 December 2023. [19] He spoke reflectively, using a mixture of English and Te Reo Māori.

A number of community organisations in his electorate were mentioned: "Mana motuhake—it's not a silver bullet. It has its own complexities and challenges, but it is, I believe, a measurably better approach than that of centralisation. It's why I asked Maungakiekie to send me to Parliament—to champion that sector, those platoons of civil society, those thousand points of light that bring life and hope to people's lives: organisations like Tō Wāhi and the Oranga Community Centre, like the Mount Wellington community network and Connect the Dots, like Elevate Disabilities Trust and the Hearing House in One Tree Hill, like the Ellerslie, Mount Wellington, and Onehunga community patrols, like the Salvation Army in Royal Oak, like the Onehunga and Ellerslie business associations, and like every school and club and family in Maungakiekie. It's why I've come to this place." [19]

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  7. 1 2 "National candidate previously compared civil unions to incest". 1 News. 4 April 2023.
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  15. ↑ "Local Missions: Introducing Te Whakaora Tangata". Christian Life Issue 47 July 2017. 12 July 2017. p. 8. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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