Jeanette Fitzsimons

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Jeanette Fitzsimons (2004)

Jeanette Mary Fitzsimons (CNZM), CNZM (born January 17, 1945 in Dunedin , † March 5, 2020 in Thames ) was a New Zealand politician and environmentalist . She was the spokeswoman and chairwoman of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand and from October 1996 to February 2010 Member of the New Zealand Parliament .

Education and private matters

Jeanette Fitzsimons was born on January 17, 1945 in Dunedin , Otago , studied teaching and completed her Bachelor and then her Diploma of Teaching ( Dip Tchg ). She was married to Harry Parke , had two sons, Mark and Jeremy, and ran an organic farm in the Kauaeranga Valley , near Thames , on the Coromandel Peninsula .

Professional career

She worked as a school teacher, a teacher of foreign languages as a freelancer and worked as a volunteer in various environmental organizations NGOs operate. From the beginning of the 1970s to 1974 she worked in the field of development aid for international organizations in Geneva , Switzerland .

From 1980 to 1992 she taught at the Department of Planning , the University of Auckland in the area of environmental research and energy planning . During this time she published the aspects of energy and transport planning , management of hazardous substances , climate change , resource management and consumer behavior in relation to public order. She also worked as an advisor to local and regional authorities , as well as the government, to develop a bill for the Land Transport Management Act .

Political career

Jeanette Fitzsimon's political career began in 1974 when she joined the Values ​​Party , founded in Wellington in May 1972 , which some say was the first Green Party in the world. Fitzsimons became her spokesperson for energy policy, a position she held from 1977 to 1982. She was also a candidate for the House of Representatives in the 1978 and 1981 election years.

When the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand was formed from the Value Party and Green groups in May 1990 , she became a member of the party. After the Green Party did not get a seat in the parliamentary elections in the same year despite the 6.8% achieved due to the old electoral law, an alliance with other parties was decided. In 1991 the Green Party then entered into a four-party coalition ( NewLabour, Democrats, Green and Mana Motuhake ) , which appeared under the name Alliance and in which it was vice-chairman from 1992 to 1999. In the 1993 election the alliance got 2 seats in parliament with 18.2%.

In 1996, due to the new electoral law, in which smaller parties got more seats in parliament according to their share of the vote, Allianz received 13 seats with 11.3% of the vote and Jeanette Fitzsimons won one of them. From then until her resignation in February 2010, she was a member of the House of Representatives without interruption . In 1995 she was elected second equal chairman of the Green Party . When the Green Party left Allianz for the 1999 election , it stood as a candidate for the Green Party and won one of the 7 seats.

In addition to numerous roles as spokeswoman for her party, she was in parliament

  • from March 4, 1997 to October 19, 1999, as a member of the Transport and Environment Committee ,
  • from December 21, 1999 to August 11, 2005, as Chair of the Local Government and Environment Committee ,
  • from November 16, 2005 to October 3, 2008, as a member of the Finance and Expenditure Committee ,
  • from September 13, 2006 to October 3, 2008, as a member of the Officers of Parliament Committee ,
  • from December 9, 2008 to August 31, 2009, as a member of the Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee and
  • from December 9, 2008 to February 11, 2010, as a member of the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee

active.

resignation

In preparation for her withdrawal from parliament, Jeanette Fitzsimons handed over her position as party leader with equal rights to her elected successor Metiria Turei in June 2009 . On February 10, 2010, she resigned from the parliamentary stage with her farewell speech in parliament, but not from the political stage. After a six-month hiatus, she wanted to announce her decision about her future political work. She also stated at the time that she wanted to spend more time on her farm and with her grandchildren.

Jeanette Fitzsimons died on March 5, 2020 in a hospital in Thames on the Coromandel Peninsula .

Honors

Web links

Commons : Jeanette Fitzsimons  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Former Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has died . In: Radio New Zealand . March 6, 2020, accessed on March 6, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b c Green at Heart - Jeanette . (PDF 284 kB) Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand , accessed on April 18, 2018 (English).
  3. ^ Jeanette Fitzsimons MP . Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand , archived from the original on January 14, 2015 ; accessed on March 18, 2010 (English, original website no longer available).
  4. ^ The History of The Green Party . Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand , archived from the original on December 31, 2010 ; accessed on September 13, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
  5. ↑ a b c d General elections 1890-1993 . Electoral Commission , September 9, 2013, archived from the original on December 30, 2015 ; accessed on September 13, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
  6. ↑ Jeanette Fitzsimon's Valedictory Speech . Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand , February 10, 2010, archived from the original on May 12, 2015 ; accessed on September 13, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
  7. ↑ Green Party stalwart to leave Parliament . Otago Daily Times , January 28, 2010, accessed March 19, 2010 .
  8. ^ Tracy Watkins : Green Party MP Jeanette Fitzsimons resigns . In: Stuff - National. Fairfax Media , February 2, 2010, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  9. ↑ a b Former Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons has died . Radio New Zealand , March 6, 2020, accessed March 5, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Fitzsimons, Jeanette
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fitzsimons, Jeanette Mary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand politician (Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand)
DATE OF BIRTH January 17, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Dunedin
DATE OF DEATH 5th March 2020
Place of death Thames