Kevin Hague
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green Party List |
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| Born | 18 March 1960 Aldershot, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Green Party |
| Children | one |
Kevin Grant Hague (born 18 March 1960) is a current New Zealand MP representing the Green Party who was first elected to parliament in 2008.
As of 2009[update] he is the Green Party spokesperson on Health and Wellbeing, Commerce, Small Business, Tourism, Biosecurity & Customs, Cycling & Active Transport, Sport & Recreation, Rainbow Issues, and Rural Affairs; and associate spokesperson on Community Economic Development, Gambling, and Community & Voluntary Sector.[1]
Prior to his election he was the Chief Executive of the West Coast District Health Board. He is also an author, long time gay rights activist and a former executive director of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation.
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[edit] Career and activism
Hague has been an activist for a number of causes. In the 1980s he was heavily involved in the campaign against sporting contacts with apartheid South Africa.[1] In 1989 he co-authored Honouring the Treaty: an introduction for Pakeha to the Treaty of Waitangi. Hague is openly gay and in 1988 began work as a research officer for the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, which provides education on HIV/AIDS issues and advocacy and support for those with HIV and AIDS. From 1998 to 2003 he was the Foundation's executive director.[2] He has represented New Zealand at United Nations, UNESCO and Commonwealth conferences on apartheid and on AIDS. He has also campaigned on behalf of mountain bikers.[1]
In 2005 he became Chief Executive of the West Coast District Health Board, which he had worked for since 2003.[1]
[edit] Member of Parliament
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| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 2008–2008 | 49th | List | 7 | Green |
| 2011–present | 50th | List | 3 | Green |
Hague was placed at number seven on the Green Party list for the 2008 election. He was elected as a Green Party MP and gained the third highest number of candidate votes in the West Coast-Tasman electorate.[3]
[edit] Personal life
Hague was born in Aldershot, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom and enjoys mountain biking, cycle touring and tramping. He has been with his partner since 1984.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Green Party – MP Profile – Kevin Hague
- ^ a b Gaynz.com, 'Meet Green Party candidate Kevin Hague'.
- ^ "Election Results – West Coast-Tasman". New Zealand Ministry of Justice, Chief Electoral Office. November 2008. http://2008.electionresults.govt.nz/electorate-60.html. Retrieved 9 November 2008.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- Green Party – MP biography for Kevin Hague
- New Zealand Parliament – MP biography for Kevin Hague
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