Labour Party

Former Parliamentary Roles

• Associate Spokesperson, Housing 1996-1999
• Spokesperson, Human Rights 1996-1999
• Chairperson, Justice and Electoral Committee 21 December 1999-11 August 2005
• Member, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 27 August 2002-11 August 2005
• Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector 14 August 2004-19 October 2005
• Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Justice on human rights issues 14 August 2004-19 October 2005
• Senior Government Whip 1 November 2005-3 October 2008
• Member, Business Committee 8 November 2005-3 October 2008
• Member, Standing Orders Committee 15 November 2005-3 October 2008

Personal details

Born 4 August 1958, Britain

Education/qualifications

• BSc (Hons) in Economics (Government), London School of Economics, London -1981

Career

• Co-organiser, Greenwich Volunteer Bureau, London, UK 1982-1988
• Chairperson, National Association of Volunteer Bureaux, UK 1986-1988
• Co-ordinator, National Association of Volunteer Bureaux, UK 1988-1989
• Executive Director, Stonewall (Lobby) Group 1989-1991
• Board Member, Wellington Volunteer Centre 1992-1995
• Board Member, NZ AIDS Foundation 1992-1994
• Board Member, Canterbury Volunteer Centre 1992-1995
• Co-ordinator, Christchurch Community Law Centre 1993-1996
• Member for Christchurch Central 12 October 1996-8 November 2008

Party activities

• Involved with the UK Labour Party 1978-1991
• Involved with the NZ Labour Party 1991-
• Councillor, London Borough of Greenwich 1982-1986
• Councillor, London Borough of Lewisham 1986-1988
• Representative, Northern South Island Region, NZ Labour Party Council 1993-1995