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Clare Curran

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Date:
19 May 2013
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Parliament Office
Private Bag 18888
Parliament Buildings

Wellington 6160
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Clare Curran

Member for Dunedin South, Labour Party

Current parliamentary roles

  • Member, Commerce Committee
  • Spokesperson, Broadcasting
  • Spokesperson, Communications and Information Technology
  • Spokesperson, Open Government
  • Associate Spokesperson, Economic Development

Former parliamentary roles

Spokesperson, Disability Issues 19 December 2011-25 February 2013

Personal details

Born 1960, mother of two

Education/qualifications

  • BA (Anthropology and History), University of Otago
  • Honours, Anthropology, Victoria University of Wellington

Career

Founder, Inzight Communications 2003-2008

Awards

Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) Award (Not for Profit/Limited Budget) Fair Share - Five in 05 Campaign 2006

Community activities

  • Founder, Dunedin Communications Network, a meeting place for Dunedin communication professionals.
  • Member, Portobello Community Association
  • School fundraising committees
  • Toy Library

Party activities

  • Member, New Zealand Labour Party 2006-
  • Former Member, Australian Labor Party
  • Otago-Southland representative (regional respresentative), NZ Council of the New Zealand Labour Party