First Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2023
Speaker
Gerry Brownlee
Preceded by
Jenny Salesa
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for West Coast-Tasman
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 October 2023
Preceded by
Damien O'Connor
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party list
In office 14 March 2018 – 14 October 2023
Preceded by
Bill English
In office 9 February 2016 – 23 September 2017
Preceded by
Tim Groser
Mayor of Westland
In office 2004–2013
Preceded by
John Drylie
Succeeded by
Mike Havill
Personal details
Born
Maureen Helena Pugh
1958 (age 65–66) New Zealand
Political party
National Party
Other political affiliations
Independent (as mayor)
Education
St Mary's High School
Maureen Helena PughONZM (born 1958)[1][2] is a New Zealand politician. She was the mayor of Westland from 2004 to 2013. She first became a Member of Parliament for the National Party in 2016, leaving Parliament in 2017 and returning in 2018. She was initially a list MP, before winning the West Coast-Tasman electorate in 2023.
^Moore, Bill (30 August 2014). "Candidates stretch out to win votes". Nelson Mail. p. 13.
^Carroll, Joanne (8 December 2015). "West Coast – Tasman list MP is back in parliament". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
Maureen Helena Pugh ONZM (born 1958) is a New Zealand politician. She was the mayor of Westland from 2004 to 2013. She first became a Member of Parliament...
National Party MP during the 52nd New Zealand Parliament, and she and MaureenPugh entered parliament several months later, after the resignations of Bill...
the House: Barbara Kuriger (National) Assistant Speakers of the House: MaureenPugh (National) Greg O'Connor (Labour) Teanau Tuiono (Green) Clerk: David...
(18 October 2018). "The woman behind the headlines: who is National MP MaureenPugh?". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 October 2020. Lee, Julian (7 April 2017)...
Nicola Willis (National) Melissa Lee (National) Nick Smith (National) MaureenPugh (National) Marama Davidson (Green) James Shaw (Green) Julie Anne Genter...
Cooke, Henry (7 December 2021). "National elects Chris Penk senior whip, MaureenPugh to keep junior role". Stuff. Retrieved 7 December 2021. "Christopher...
Cooke, Henry (7 December 2021). "National elects Chris Penk senior whip, MaureenPugh to keep junior role". Stuff. Retrieved 7 December 2021. "Waimakariri...
(Napier) Chris Penk (Kaipara ki Mahurangi) Tama Potaka (Hamilton West) MaureenPugh (West Coast-Tasman) Suze Redmayne (Rangitīkei) Shane Reti (Whangārei)...
McKelvie Todd Muller Alfred Ngaro Simon O'Connor Parmjeet Parmar Chris Penk MaureenPugh Shane Reti Alastair Scott Nick Smith Anne Tolley Louise Upston Nicky...
the first majority since 1994 with 61 seats, but lost a list seat (for MaureenPugh) to the Green Party on the official count (including special votes) of...
Paul 6,066 Ibrahim Omer Scott Sheeran West Coast-Tasman Damien O'Connor MaureenPugh 1,017 Damien O'Connor Patrick Sean Phelps Whanganui Steph Lewis Carl...
(Napier) Chris Penk (Kaipara ki Mahurangi) Tama Potaka (Hamilton West) MaureenPugh (West Coast-Tasman) Suze Redmayne (Rangitīkei) Shane Reti (Whangārei)...
(Napier) Chris Penk (Kaipara ki Mahurangi) Tama Potaka (Hamilton West) MaureenPugh (West Coast-Tasman) Suze Redmayne (Rangitīkei) Shane Reti (Whangārei)...
(Napier) Chris Penk (Kaipara ki Mahurangi) Tama Potaka (Hamilton West) MaureenPugh (West Coast-Tasman) Suze Redmayne (Rangitīkei) Shane Reti (Whangārei)...
Paul Foster-Bell James Shaw West Coast-Tasman Damien O'Connor 4,094 MaureenPugh Kevin Hague Whanganui Chester Borrows 4,505 Hamish McDouall Kim MacIntyre...
(Napier) Chris Penk (Kaipara ki Mahurangi) Tama Potaka (Hamilton West) MaureenPugh (West Coast-Tasman) Suze Redmayne (Rangitīkei) Shane Reti (Whangārei)...
(Napier) Chris Penk (Kaipara ki Mahurangi) Tama Potaka (Hamilton West) MaureenPugh (West Coast-Tasman) Suze Redmayne (Rangitīkei) Shane Reti (Whangārei)...
Collins has promised Luxon she'll behave and not leak from caucus. * Collins, Pugh, Hipango, Bennett, Bayly #nzpol" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via...
(Napier) Chris Penk (Kaipara ki Mahurangi) Tama Potaka (Hamilton West) MaureenPugh (West Coast-Tasman) Suze Redmayne (Rangitīkei) Shane Reti (Whangārei)...
Agnes Loheni Tim Macindoe Simon O'Connor Parmjeet Parmar Chris Penk MaureenPugh Shane Reti Nick Smith Louise Upston Michael Woodhouse Jonathan Young...
Regional Council • Mayor of Westland Helen Lash • West Coast-Tasman MP MaureenPugh • Te Tai Tonga MP Tākuta Ferris Area • Total 11.78 km2 (4.55 sq mi)...
(Napier) Chris Penk (Kaipara ki Mahurangi) Tama Potaka (Hamilton West) MaureenPugh (West Coast-Tasman) Suze Redmayne (Rangitīkei) Shane Reti (Whangārei)...
(Napier) Chris Penk (Kaipara ki Mahurangi) Tama Potaka (Hamilton West) MaureenPugh (West Coast-Tasman) Suze Redmayne (Rangitīkei) Shane Reti (Whangārei)...
December, the caucus elected Chris Penk as senior whip and re-elected MaureenPugh as junior whip. Luxon carried out his first shadow cabinet reshuffle...
(Napier) Chris Penk (Kaipara ki Mahurangi) Tama Potaka (Hamilton West) MaureenPugh (West Coast-Tasman) Suze Redmayne (Rangitīkei) Shane Reti (Whangārei)...
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