Marama Davidson

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Marama Davidson (2014)

Marama Davidson (* 1974 in Auckland ) is a New Zealand politician and blogger . She is a member of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand , a member of the New Zealand Parliament since November 2, 2015 and co-chair of her party since April 8, 2018.

Early life

Marama Davidson was born in Auckland in 1974 into the family of politically active Māori parents. Her father, Rawiri Paratene , later became known for roles in the films Whale Rider , The Insatiable Moon and Shortland Street . Marama went to school in Wellington , lived in Dunedin and Christchurch after her family moved successively to the different cities. When her grandfather died, she first met her family members in Hokianga at the age of nine . Her family stayed and so she spent the remainder of her childhood in Whirinaki in the Far North District .

She began her university education at the University of Waikato in Hamilton and finished it with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Auckland , for which she moved to Auckland and then lived there.

She married Paul Davidson , had six children with him and lives with her family in Manurewa , a district of Auckland that was part of the city of Papakura before November 2010 .

Professional career

After graduating from university, she worked for Breastfeeding New Zealand and served on the Human Rights Commission for 10 years . She was a founding member of Te Wharepora Hou Maori Women's Collective and engaged in the Owen Glenn Inquiry ( Owen Glenn investigations) in terms of child abuse and domestic violence.

Blogger

Davidson is known as an active blogger in New Zealand and has a presence on the country's social media. In her contributions she devotes herself to the topics: “Social justice”, “ Māori politics” and “Women's rights”.

Political career

Davidson became known to the political public when she ran for the by-election for the Māori constituency Ikaroa-Rāwhiti as a candidate for the Green Party in 2013 and ran for the first time in 2014 for the Māori constituency of Tāmaki Makaurau . When former party co-chair Russel Norman announced his retirement from parliament in September 2015 for an engagement with Greenpeace , Davidson moved up to parliament as number 14 on the party's list.

Davidson became her party's spokesperson on human rights, Māori affairs and social housing. After the parliamentary elections in 2017, she took on other functions as spokeswoman for her party. On April 8, 2018, she was elected second co-chair at her party's convention with 110 out of 144 votes.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Marama Davidson . New Zealand Parliament , April 3, 2018, accessed April 20, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c Kelly Dennett : Who is Marama Davidson? . In: Stuff Politics . Fairfax Media , September 11, 2015, accessed April 20, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b c Gwen Shaw : Marama Davidson MP . Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand , 2018, accessed April 20, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Sarah Harvey, Steve Kilgallon : Davidson to stay with Glenn inquiry . In: Stuff Politics . Fairfax Media , July 3, 2013, accessed April 20, 2018 .
  5. ^ Election Aotearoa - Marama Davidson . Māori Television , accessed April 20, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Aimee Gulliver : Former Green co-leader Russel Norman stepping down as MP to lead Greenpeace . In: Stuff Politics . Fairfax Media , September 11, 2015, accessed April 20, 2018 .
  7. ^ Henry Cooke : Marama Davidson wins Green Party co-leadership race . In: Stuff Politics . Fairfax Media , April 8, 2018, accessed April 20, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Davidson, Marama
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand politician with the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
DATE OF BIRTH 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Auckland