2nd Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications
In office 1 February 2023 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister
Chris Hipkins
Preceded by
David Clark
Succeeded by
Judith Collins
14th Minister for Seniors
In office 1 February 2023 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister
Chris Hipkins
Preceded by
Ayesha Verrall
Succeeded by
Casey Costello
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 September 2017
Constituency
List (2023–present) Hutt South (2020–23) List (2017–20)
Personal details
Born
1975 (age 48–49) New Zealand
Political party
Labour
Spouse
Geoff Gwyn
Relations
Bill Andersen (great-uncle)
Children
4
Alma mater
University of Canterbury
Website
Labour Party profile
Virginia Ruby Andersen[1][2][3] (born 1975)[4] is a New Zealand politician. She has been a Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party since the 2017 New Zealand general election.
Andersen held the offices of Minister of Police and Minister of Justice in the final months of the Sixth Labour Government.
^"Labour selects former Ohariu candidate Virginia Andersen to run in Hutt South electorate". Stuff. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^"2017 Candidates". New Zealand Labour Party. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^"Ginny Andersen". New Zealand Labour Party. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
^"Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
(11 May 2014). "GinnyAndersen a rising star". The Standard. Retrieved 14 January 2017. Witton, Bridie (29 April 2023). "GinnyAndersen to tackle National's...
councillors and mayors. He is the great-uncle of Labour MP GinnyAndersen. Locke, Cybèle. "Andersen, Gordon Harold (Bill)". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography...
choosing to only appear on the Labour list to become Speaker of the House. GinnyAndersen stood as the Labour candidate. Bishop defeated her by a margin of 1...
broadcasting, Kieran McAnulty in local government and regional development, GinnyAndersen in police, Jan Tinetti in education and women, and Barbara Edmonds in...
retained her foreign affairs portfolio. GinnyAndersen and Barbara Edmonds also joined Hipkins' Cabinet. Andersen assumed the "Digital Economy and Communications...
Young 3 Alfred Ngaro Hamish Walker Jian Yang Labour (46) 42 Kiri Allan GinnyAndersen Jacinda Ardern David Clark Tāmati Coffey Liz Craig Clare Curran Kelvin...
Allan's porfolios were subsequently allocated to other ministers, with GinnyAndersen assuming her justice portfolio. On 25 July, Allan announced that she...
retained her foreign affairs portfolio. GinnyAndersen and Barbara Edmonds also joined Hipkins' Cabinet. Andersen assumed the "Digital Economy and Communications...
National Party following the 2023 election. It was previously held by GinnyAndersen of the Labour Party The electorate is based on the southern part of...
Offending Bill passed its first reading. Its sponsor Justice Minister GinnyAndersen argued the Bill would address the recent rise in ram raiding, "smash...
Jo Luxton Andrew Little David Parker Peeni Henare Nanaia Mahuta Priyanca Radhakrishnan Kieran McAnulty GinnyAndersen Barbara Edmonds Willow-Jean Prime...
Jo Luxton Andrew Little David Parker Peeni Henare Nanaia Mahuta Priyanca Radhakrishnan Kieran McAnulty GinnyAndersen Barbara Edmonds Willow-Jean Prime...
Innovation portfolio with the Minister for Seniors portfolio moving to GinnyAndersen. The Minister for COVID-19 Response portfolio merged with the Health...
Michael Woodhouse Jonathan Young Lawrence Yule Labour (46) 37 Kiri Allan GinnyAndersen Jacinda Ardern Tāmati Coffey Liz Craig Clare Curran Kelvin Davis Ruth...
Sabin 9,300 Willow-Jean Prime David Clendon Ōhariu Peter Dunne 710 GinnyAndersen Brett Hudson Ōtaki Nathan Guy 7,782 Rob McCann Maddy Drew Pakuranga...
nomination for the electorate of Hutt South for the 2017 election against GinnyAndersen and Sarah Packer after long-serving member of parliament Trevor Mallard...
Baljit Kaur Jon Reeves Hutt South Trevor Mallard Chris Bishop 1,530 GinnyAndersen Virginia Horrocks Ilam Gerry Brownlee 8,256 Raf Manji Anthony Rimell...
Jo Luxton Andrew Little David Parker Peeni Henare Nanaia Mahuta Priyanca Radhakrishnan Kieran McAnulty GinnyAndersen Barbara Edmonds Willow-Jean Prime...
Gaurav Sharma 6,267 Tim Macindoe Roger Weldon Hutt South Chris Bishop GinnyAndersen 3,777 Chris Bishop Richard McIntosh Ilam Gerry Brownlee Sarah Pallett...
Jo Luxton Andrew Little David Parker Peeni Henare Nanaia Mahuta Priyanca Radhakrishnan Kieran McAnulty GinnyAndersen Barbara Edmonds Willow-Jean Prime...
Boyack, fellow Labour MPs Glen Bennett, Steph Lewis, Ingrid Leary, GinnyAndersen, and Willow-Jean Prime and Green Party Jan Logie argued that it would...
Jo Luxton Andrew Little David Parker Peeni Henare Nanaia Mahuta Priyanca Radhakrishnan Kieran McAnulty GinnyAndersen Barbara Edmonds Willow-Jean Prime...
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