Ruth Suzanne Dyson is a former New Zealand politician. She was a Labour Party Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2020. She represented the Port Hills electorate from the 2008 election election to 2020. She also held a number of senior offices in the Labour Party,including president.
Martin Owen Gallagher is a New Zealand politician and was Labour member of Parliament representing the Hamilton West electorate until November 2008. Currently,he is councillor on the Hamilton City Council West Ward as well as Deputy Mayor of Hamilton.
Damien Peter O'Connor is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who currently serves as Minister of Agriculture,Minister for Biosecurity,Minister for Trade and Export Growth,Minister for Land Information and Minister for Rural Communities in the Sixth Labour Government. He previously served as a cabinet minister in the Fifth Labour Government. He has been a member of Parliament since 1993 and currently represents the West Coast-Tasman electorate.
Katherine Victoria O'Regan was a New Zealand politician. She was an member of parliament from 1984 to 1999,representing the National Party. She served as a minister for the National Government for six of those years.
Nicola Joanne Wagner is a New Zealand teacher,businesswoman and politician. She represented the Christchurch Central electorate for the New Zealand National Party in the New Zealand Parliament.
David Allister Bennett is a New Zealand politician. He has been a Member of Parliament since 2005,representing the Hamilton East electorate for the National Party.
The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand Parliament. The liberal-conservative National Party,headed by its parliamentary leader John Key,won the largest share of votes and seats,ending nine years of government by the social-democratic Labour Party,led by Helen Clark. Key announced a week later that he would lead a National minority government with confidence-and-supply support from the ACT,United Future and Māori parties. The Governor-General swore Key in as New Zealand's 38th Prime Minister on 19 November 2008. This marked the beginning of the Fifth National Government which governed for the next nine years,until the 2017 general election,when a government was formed between the Labour and New Zealand First parties,with support on confidence and supply by the Green Party.
Hamilton East is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It is currently held by Jamie Strange MP of the Labour Party.
Hamilton West is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It has been held by Gaurav Sharma MP of the Labour Party since the 2020 general election.
Louisa Hareruia Wall is a New Zealand Labour Party politician,who currently serves as a list Member of Parliament. She has represented New Zealand in both netball as a Silver Fern and rugby union as a member of the Black Ferns.
Waikato is an electorate in the New Zealand Parliament. A Waikato electorate was first created in 1871 and an electorate by this name has existed from 1871 to 1963,1969 to 1996,and 2008 to the present,though exact borders have often changed.
Louise Claire Upston is a New Zealand politician of the National Party. She has represented the Taupōelectorate in the House of Representatives since the 2008 election. In the Fifth National Government,led by Prime Minister Bill English,she was the Minister of Corrections.
Scott Anthony Simpson is a New Zealand politician and a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is a member of the National Party.
Matthew Maurice Doocey 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. He was re-elected in 2017 with a majority increase of over 10,000 which was a significant increase from a majority of 2,500 in 2014. It was reported that this was the largest personal vote increase in the country.
Timothy John van de Molen is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party.
Simeon Peter Brown is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the National Party.
Kiritapu Lyndsay Allan is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament (MP) in the New Zealand House of Representatives. A member of the Labour Party,she entered the House as a list MP in 2017,and won the East Coast electorate in 2020.
Jamie Ross Strange is a New Zealand politician. He is a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.
The 53rd New Zealand Parliament is the current session of Parliament in New Zealand. It opened on 25 November 2020 following the 17 October 2020 general election,and will expire on or before 20 November 2023 to trigger the next election. It consists of 120 members of Parliament (MPs) with five parties represented:the Labour and Green parties,in government,and the National,Māori and ACT parties,in opposition. The Sixth Labour Government has a majority in this Parliament,with Jacinda Ardern as prime minister.
Gaurav Sharma is a New Zealand doctor and politician. He has a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from the University of Auckland and a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University. He was a candidate for Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party in 2017 from Hamilton West.
