Dave Hereora
David Murray Hereora (* 9. August 1956 , † 5. August 2014 ) was a New Zealand Māori - trade unionists and politicians of the Labor Party . He was List MP for the Labor Party from 2002 to 2008.
biography
Hereora was a worker at Affco Meatworks and became a union organizer.
Although he won the 2002 general election in the Clevedon constituency against Judith Collins ( National ), he entered parliament as a List MP . He was Māori vice-chairman of the Labor Party. Until 2008 he was chairman of the Māori Affairs Select Committee in Parliament.
After leaving Parliament, he worked as a union organizer for the Service & Food Workers Union and was particularly active in mediation negotiations at the Griffin Food Factory in Papakura .
Hereora was married to Faith Hereora and had six children.
Hereora died on August 5, 2014 at the age of 57. David Cunliffe , the Labor Party leader at the time, said that Hereora “dedicated his life to fighting for low-wage workers”.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Former MPs: Dave Hereora. New Zealand Parliament, accessed September 7, 2010 .
- ↑ Griffin's settlement ratified Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. (pdf) In: Service & Food Workers Union Nga Ringa Tota (Ed.): Our Voice . No. 2, Winter 2010, p. 23. Accessed August 9, 2014.
- ↑ Dave Hereora a fighter for workers (s) . In: Waatea News , August 7, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hereora, Dave |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hereora, David Murray (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand trade unionist and Labor Party politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1956 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th August 2014 |