1st Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence
In office 6 November 2020 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Karen Chhour
3rd Co-leader of the Green Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 April 2018
Co-leader with James Shaw, then Chlöe Swarbrick
Preceded by
Metiria Turei
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green party list
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 November 2015
Preceded by
Russel Norman
Personal details
Born
Marama Mere-Ana Paratene
(1973-12-29) 29 December 1973 (age 50) Auckland, New Zealand
Political party
Green
Relations
Rawiri Paratene (father)
Children
Six
Website
Green Party profile
Marama Mere-Ana Davidson[1] (née Paratene; born 29 December 1973)[2][3] is a New Zealand politician who entered the New Zealand Parliament in 2015 as a list-member representing the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, of which she became the female co-leader in 2018.
In October 2020, the Green Party signed a cooperation agreement to support a Labour-led government. Davidson became the Minister outside Cabinet for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence, as well as holding the Associate Housing portfolio.[4]
^"Declaration by Electoral Commission That Marama Mere-Ana Davidson is Elected a Member of Parliament". 2 November 2015.
^"Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^Williams, J. S. "Marama Davidson". Women In Peace. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
^"Ministerial List for Announcement" (PDF). www.beehive.govt.nz. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
Marama Mere-Ana Davidson (née Paratene; born 29 December 1973) is a New Zealand politician who entered the New Zealand Parliament in 2015 as a list-member...
candidate for Maungakiekie in the 2008 election. He is the father of MaramaDavidson, who became the Green Party co-leader on 8 April 2018. She became an...
leader and one leader of any gender, and that one leader must be Māori. MaramaDavidson has been the female co-leader since 2018. Chlöe Swarbrick became co-leader...
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speech. For agreeing with the cancellation, Green Party co-leader MaramaDavidson received death threats. Tāmaki Anti Fascist Action spokesperson Sina...
included a guaranteed minimum income of $325 a week. Green co-leader MaramaDavidson stated that "Our Guaranteed Minimum Income is about fairness. It's...
Government's boot camp programme was criticised by Green Party co-leader MaramaDavidson, Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi, IHC director of advocacy Tania...
Leader Christopher Luxon Chris Hipkins MaramaDavidson Chlöe Swarbrick Party National Labour Green Leader since 30 November 2021 22 January 2023 8 April...
was thirteenth on the national list. Her campaign was supported by MaramaDavidson, the co-leader of the Green Party who had previously contested the...
speech. For agreeing with the cancellation, Green Party co-leader MaramaDavidson received death threats. Tāmaki Anti Fascist Action spokesperson Sina...
which occurred in late December 2023. Green co-leaders James Shaw and MaramaDavidson said the party was aware of the shoplifting allegations. On 15 January...
Greens co-leader MaramaDavidson campaigned on raising workers' minimum annual leave from four to five weeks. On 19 September, Davidson announced that the...
Opposition) Green – James Shaw until 10 March then Chlöe Swarbrick, and MaramaDavidson ACT – David Seymour NZ First – Winston Peters Te Pāti Māori – Rawiri...
and to detect the terrorist was strongly criticised. Green Party MP MaramaDavidson and Tuhoe activist and artist Tame Iti, among others, suggested that...
to Parliament by the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand co-leader MaramaDavidson on 1 May 2019. The petitions were considered together by Parliament's...
"[Genter] doesn't deserve to be in Parliament". Green Party co-leader MaramaDavidson commented that Genter's actions were "completely unacceptable". On...
Norman, then James Shaw Preceded by Jeanette Fitzsimons Succeeded by MaramaDavidson Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green Party List In office...
working relationship between their parties while fellow co-leader MaramaDavidson praised Ardern for her compassion and determination to promote a "fairer...
Jones' speech were booed by members of the audience. Greens co-leader MaramaDavidson criticised ACT leader David Seymour's decision not to attended the...
Legislation Act passed its third reading by a margin of 68 to 51. Green MP MaramaDavidson attempted to reverse David Seymour's amendment eliminating safe zones...
Gough Whitlam and Lance Barnard, which was nicknamed the "duumvirate". MaramaDavidson and James Shaw as joint leaders of the Green Party of Aotearoa New...
Damien O’Connor, Green MP Golriz Ghahraman, Green Party co-leader MaramaDavidson, and Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer. The NZJC subsequently...
policy was criticised by Prime Minister Ardern, Green Party co-leader MaramaDavidson, and the New Zealand Psychological Society, who described it as ineffective...
New Zealand. This enabled the next person on the Green Party list, MaramaDavidson, to become a member of parliament. In his valedictory speech in Parliament...
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