Mahara Okeroa
Mahara Okeroa | |
|---|---|
 Okeroa in 2018 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Te Tai Tonga | |
| In office 27 November 1999 – 8 November 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Tutekawa Wyllie |
| Succeeded by | Rahui Katene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Profession | Teacher, public servant, MP |
Mahara Okeroa is a former New Zealand politician who as a member of the Labour Party, represented the Te Tai Tonga Māori electorate as a Member of Parliament from 1999 to 2008.
Career
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2002 | 46th | Te Tai Tonga | none | Labour | |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | Te Tai Tonga | 33 | Labour | |
| 2005–2008 | 48th | Te Tai Tonga | 22 | Labour | |
Born in Waitara in 1946, Okeroa worked as a teacher before entering politics.
He entered Parliament by defeating the incumbent Tu Wyllie of the New Zealand First Party in the 1999 general election. He served as a Minister of State and Associate Minister of Arts, Culture & Heritage; Conservation and Social Development & Employment in the Clark cabinet.
In the 2008 general election, Rahui Katene of the Māori Party out-polled Okeroa by a margin of 1,049 votes.[1] Okeroa's low party-list placing of 40 meant he did not return as a list Member during the 49th Parliament. Okeroa did not stand in the 2011 General Election and has since been made Chair of the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust replacing sacked Chair Sir Ngātata Love.[2][3]
External links
References
- ^ Election results - Te Tai Tonga Archived 24 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [1]
- ^ Scoop.co.nz:Labour list 2008.
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- New Zealand Labour Party MPs
- Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand
- New Zealand schoolteachers
- New Zealand MPs for Māori electorates
- People from Waitara, New Zealand
- People educated at Opunake High School
- Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
- Unsuccessful candidates in the 2008 New Zealand general election
- 21st-century New Zealand politicians
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