Ruth Dyson
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| The Honourable Ruth Dyson MP |
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| Ruth Dyson in 2011 | |
| 9th President of the Labour Party | |
| In office 1988–1993 |
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| Leader | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore |
| Preceded by | Margaret Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Maryan Street |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Port Hills |
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| Assumed office 2008 |
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| Majority | 3,452 (9.58%) |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Banks Peninsula |
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| In office 1999 – 2008 |
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| Preceded by | David Carter |
| Majority | 1,923 (4.78%) |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list |
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| In office 1996 – 1999 |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Lyttelton |
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| In office 1993 – 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Gail McIntosh |
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| Born | 11 August 1957 Wellington |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Occupation | Party official |
Ruth Suzanne Dyson (born 11 August 1957) is a New Zealand politician. She is a member of the Labour Party and has been a Member of Parliament since 1993.
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[edit] Early years
Dyson was born in Lower Hutt. Her father served in the New Zealand Army, and so Dyson's family frequently moved around the country. Dyson joined the Labour Party in Westport in 1979, and worked as a campaign organiser for Labour MP Kerry Burke in the 1981 and 1984 elections. In 1985, she moved to Wellington, where she worked with Labour MP Fran Wilde on the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. She worked for Wilde's re-election campaign in the 1987 elections, and later held a number of senior offices in the Labour Party, including that of president.
[edit] Member of Parliament
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| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1993–1996 | 44th | Lyttelton | Labour | |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | List | 19 | Labour |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | Banks Peninsula | 15 | Labour |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | Banks Peninsula | 22 | Labour |
| 2005–2008 | 48th | Banks Peninsula | 14 | Labour |
| 2008–2011 | 49th | Port Hills | 14 | Labour |
| 2011–present | 50th | Port Hills | 5 | Labour |
Dyson first entered Parliament herself in the 1993 general election, winning the Lyttelton electorate. In the 1996 general election, the Lyttelton electorate was abolished, and Dyson became a list MP. In the 1999 general election, however, she contested the Banks Peninsula electorate, and won. She has remained the MP for the area since that time; however before the 2008 election the boundaries were changed and it was renamed Port Hills.
When the Labour Party won power in the 1999 general election, Dyson was appointed to a number of minor ministerial roles, including Disability Issues and Associate Health and Associate Social Development. However, she resigned them on 31 October 2000 after being caught drunk driving.[1] She regained most of her ministerial responsibilities on 4 June 2001.[2]
In a reshuffle on 31 October 2007, Dyson took on the portfolio of Social Development, which she held until the Clark government lost power at the 2008 general election. Despite the swing against Labour at that election, Dyson won her new electorate of Port Hills with an increased margin than that of Banks Peninsula.[3][4]
In December 2009 Dyson's Resource Management (Requiring Authorities) Amendment Bill, which would amend the Resource Management Act 1991 to reintroduce a public interest test for projects seeking requiring authority, was drawn from the member's ballot.[5] The bill was defeated at its first reading.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Small, Vernon (1 November 2000). "$9.50 cab ride would have saved Dyson". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=157822. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ "Dyson gets all her portfolios back". Television New Zealand. 5 June 2001. http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_politics_story_skin/42646. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ Port Hills results 2008
- ^ Decision 08: Port Hills
- ^ a b "Resource Management (Requiring Authorities) Amendment Bill". New Zealand Parliament. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Legislation/Bills/f/4/7/00DBHOH_BILL9739_1-Resource-Management-Requiring-Authorities-Amendment.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
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| Preceded by Margaret Wilson |
President of the Labour Party 1988–1993 |
Succeeded by Maryan Street |
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||
| Preceded by Gail McIntosh |
Member of Parliament for Lyttelton 1993–1996 |
Constituencies abolished |
| Preceded by David Carter |
Member of Parliament for Banks Peninsula 1999–2008 |
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| New constituency | Member of Parliament for Port Hills 2008 – present |
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