Current parliamentary roles

• Member, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
• Spokesperson, Defence
• Spokesperson, Ethnic Affairs
• Spokesperson, Foreign Affairs
• Spokesperson, Human Rights
• Spokesperson, Immigration
• Spokesperson, Industrial Relations
• Spokesperson, Pacific Island Affairs
• Spokesperson, Police
• Spokesperson, Transport (Auckland)

Former parliamentary roles

• Green Party Spokesperson, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Disarmament 1999-2002
• Member, Officers of parliament select committee 21 December 1999-11 August 2005
• Member, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 9 November 2005-3 October 2008
• Spokesperson, Civil Defence -2 November 2009
• Spokesperson, Customs -2 November 2009
• Spokesperson, Disarmament -2 November 2009
• Spokesperson, Overseas Development Assistance -2 November 2009
• Spokesperson, Security and Intelligence -2 November 2009
• Spokesperson, Sports, Fitness and Leisure -2 November 2009
• Spokesperson, Trade -2 November 2009
• Spokesperson, Veterans' Affairs -2 November 2009
• Associate Spokesperson, Industrial Relations -2 November 2009
• Associate Spokesperson, Transport (Auckland) -2 November 2009

Personal details

Born 1944

Education/qualifications

• BSc (Hons), University of Canterbury
• MA in Sociology, University of Alberta

Community activities

• Anti-Vietnam demonstration organiser, NZ and Canada 1964-1973
• Union delegate and representative, Wellington Trades Council 1979-1984
• Secretary, Latin America Committee 1980-1984

Party activities

• Former New Labour Spokesperson, International Affairs, Defence and Disarmament
• Former Alliance Spokesperson, International Affairs, Defence and Disarmament