Green Party

Former Parliamentary Roles

• Spokesperson, Housing 1999-2005
• Spokesperson, Labour 1999-2005
• Spokesperson, Mental Health 1999-2005
• Spokesperson, Welfare 1999-2005
• Member, Privileges Committee 21 December 1999-18 June 2002
• Member, Employment and Accident Insurance Legislation Committee 15 March 2000-18 June 2002
• Member, Social Services Committee 9 November 2005-3 October 2008
• Member, Auckland Governance Legislation Committee 26 May 2009-30 October 2009
• Member, Social Services Committee 9 December 2008-30 October 2009
• Non-voting member, Primary Production 29 April 2009-30 October 2009
• Spokesperson, ACC -2009
• Spokesperson, Agriculture and Rural Affairs -2009
• Associate Spokesperson, Arts and Culture -2009
• Spokesperson, Community and Voluntary Sector -2009
• Spokesperson, Community Economic Development and Small Business -2009
• Spokesperson, Employment -2009
• Spokesperson, Gambling -2009
• Spokesperson, Housing -2009
• Spokesperson, Industrial Relations -2009
• Spokesperson, Internal Affairs -2009
• Spokesperson, Mental Health -2009
• Spokesperson, National Library and Archives -2009
• Spokesperson, Racing -2009
• Spokesperson, Regional Development - 2009
• Spokesperson, Social Development - 2009

Personal details

Born 1952, married with five children. Lives in Auckland. Pakeha.

Education/qualifications

• BA in History and Political Studies, Auckland University
• MA (Hons) in Chinese, Auckland University
• GradDipJ, University of Canterbury

Career

• Former Community Development Worker
• Worked in the unemployed workers’ movement 1983-1999
• National co-ordinator, Te Roopu Rawakore o Aotearoa 1987-1999
• Tutor, Not for Profit Management/Governance, Unitec 1995-1999
• List member of Parliament 27 November 1999-30 October 2009

Community activities

• Chairperson, Auckland People's Centre
• Founder and Trustee, Auckland Region Employment Resource Centre
• Trustee, Kotare Research and Education for Social Change Trust
• Member, National Co-ordinating Committee, Association of NGOs of Aotearoa

Party activities

• Activist 1967-
• Vice-president, New Labour Party 1989-1990
• Member, Green Party 1990-
• Green Party Mayoralty candidate, Auckland City 1998-