Kiri Allan
Kiri Allan | |
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![]() Allan in 2019 | |
51st Minister of Justice | |
Assumed office 14 June 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
Preceded by | Kris Faafoi |
14th Minister of Conservation | |
In office 6 November 2020 – 14 June 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
Preceded by | Eugenie Sage |
Succeeded by | Poto Williams |
27th Minister for Emergency Management | |
In office 6 November 2020 – 14 June 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
Preceded by | Peeni Henare |
Succeeded by | Kieran McAnulty |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for East Coast | |
Assumed office 17 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Anne Tolley |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list | |
In office 23 September 2017 – 17 October 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kiritapu Lyndsay Allan 1984 (age 39–40) Te Karaka, New Zealand |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse | Natalie Coates
(m. 2016; div. 2022) |
Children | 1[1] |
Profession | Lawyer |
Kiritapu Lyndsay Allan (born 1984)[3] is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament (MP) in the New Zealand House of Representatives. A member of the Labour Party, she entered the House as a list MP in 2017, and won the East Coast electorate in 2020.
Early life
Allan was born in Te Karaka,[4] of Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent. She is the ninth of ten children.[5] She grew up in Paengaroa.[6]
She dropped out of high school at 16. She worked at a KFC franchise in West Auckland (she joined the Service & Food Workers Union at that time) and as a cherry picker.[6]
She studied law and politics at Victoria University of Wellington.[7] During her university studies she worked in an internship with then-Prime Minister Helen Clark.[8]
Career before politics
She worked for a period at law firm ChenPalmer.[7] Later she was a commercial lawyer and business consultant in Whakatāne before becoming a politician.[4]
Political career
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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2017–2020 | 52nd | List | 21 | Labour | |
2020–present | 53rd | East Coast | 25 | Labour |
Allan stood for Labour in the East Coast electorate in the 2017 election and was placed 21 on Labour's party list.[9] Allan did not win the electorate (she came second to Anne Tolley), but entered Parliament via the party list.[10]
In 2018, Allan launched the political podcast Authorised By with Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick.[11]
During the 52nd New Zealand Parliament she was Labour's junior whip, and therefore the junior government whip. She was also a member of various Select Committees, including the Epidemic Response Committee during the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] By the end of 2018, Allan was labelled a strong performer among backbenchers in Parliament.[13] She is also the chair of Labour's rural caucus.[14]
Ahead of the 2020 New Zealand general election, Allan was ranked at 25 on Labour's part list and was selected by the party to contest the East Coast electorate again. Anne Tolley, who had defeated Allan for the seat in 2017 had decided to contest the 2020 election as a List only candidate, and then had later decided to retire outright, leaving the seat open.
The 2020 election was held on 17 October 2020, Allan was elected as MP for East Coast, which saw a landslide victory for the Labour party.[15] She defeated National's candidate Tania Tapsell by a final margin of 6,331 votes.[16]
On 2 November 2020, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced she would enter Cabinet during her second term in parliament, becoming Minister for Conservation and Minister for Emergency Management. In addition, she also assumed the associate ministerial portfolios for Arts, Culture and Heritage and Environment.[17]
On 6 April 2021, Allan announced she would be taking medical leave after being diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer.[18][19]
In a June 2022 reshuffle, Allan was promoted from Conservation to instead be Minister of Justice.[20]
Personal life
She married her wife, Natalie Coates, in 2016 after same-sex marriage was legalised in New Zealand.[6] Her family had a baby just before the 2017 election[21] and Allan brought the baby to Parliament.[22][23] Allan and Coates divorced in May 2022.[2] Allan's current partner is RNZ National presenter Māni Dunlop,[24] to whom she is engaged.[25]
References
- ^ a b Malone, Audrey (20 January 2018). "Ardern's baby already has friends in high places". Stuff.
- ^ a b @KiriAllan (2 May 2022). "As of today, I'm officially a divorcee. I don't know how I feel about that! But, very lucky baby's mum and I are best mates (forever). But wow. Divorced. What a vibe. Grateful to everyone in our little tribe for putting our babies first and foremost always :)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Candidate Allan ranks 20 on Labour list". Gisborne Herald. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ Husband, Dale (20 September 2020). "Kiri Allan: Always raising eyebrows". E-Tangata. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Allan, Kiri (16 November 2017). "'Nana, I stand here to honour your name': Kiri Allan's maiden speech". The Spinoff. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ a b Sachdeva, Sam (22 September 2017). "Fighting for a future on the East Coast". Newsroom. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Malone, Audrey (27 January 2017). "Labour East Coast candidate Kiritapu Allan says National stalwart's time is up". Stuff. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Revised Labour Party List for the 2017 Election". Scoop. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Successful Candidates". Electoral Commission. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "KFC, babies, and tax – the new political podcast 'Authorised By'". Stuff. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Allan, Kiritapu – New Zealand Parliament". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ Shane, Te Pou (21 December 2018). "Marking the politicians of 2018". Newsroom. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Kiri Allan". NZ Labour Party. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "'I'm blimmin stoked' – New Labour electorate MPs react to results". Radio New Zealand. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020.
- ^ "East Coast – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ministerial List for Announcement on Monday" (PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 November 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Labour minister Kiri Allan diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer". Newshub. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ Russell, Emma (6 April 2021). "Labour MP Kiri Allan praised by Cancer Society – specialists say NZ urgently needs to change screening method". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Manch, Thomas (13 June 2022). "Labour's new Cabinet – who's in, who's out, as Trevor Mallard and Kris Faafoi resign". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Cooke, Henry (18 June 2018). "What it's like being a young mother in today's Parliament". Stuff. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Parliament's new parents Willow-Jean Prime and Kiri Allan pass on congratulations to PM and partner". The New Zealand Herald. 18 January 2018. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Malpass, Luke (6 March 2021). "Kiritapu Allan diving into multiple ministerial roles". Stuff. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Pellegrino, Nicky (19 June 2022). "Through and life beyond politics: Kiri Allan reflects on 'rebirth'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Justice Minister Kiri Allan engaged with 'very on brand' airport proposal to radio presenter Māni Dunlop". Stuff. 28 September 2022.
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