Willie Jackson | |
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27th Minister of Broadcasting and Media | |
In office 14 June 2022 – 27 November 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
Preceded by | Kris Faafoi |
Succeeded by | Melissa Lee |
45th Minister for Māori Development | |
In office 6 November 2020 – 27 November 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
Preceded by | Nanaia Mahuta |
Succeeded by | Tama Potaka |
17th Minister of Employment | |
In office 26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
Preceded by | Paul Goldsmith |
Succeeded by | Carmel Sepuloni |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party list | |
Assumed office 23 September 2017 | |
3rd Leader of Mana Motuhake | |
In office 2 June 2001 – 4 December 2003 | |
Preceded by | Sandra Lee |
Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Alliance party list | |
In office 27 November 1999 – 27 July 2002 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Political party | Labour (from 2017) Alliance (1999–2002) |
Spouse(s) |
Tania Rangiheuea |
Parent |
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Relatives | Syd Jackson (uncle) Moana Jackson (uncle) Everard Jackson (grandfather) Fred Jackson (great-grandfather) |
Profession | Broadcaster Trade unionist |
William Wakatere Jackson[1] (born 1961) is a New Zealand politician and former unionist, broadcaster and Urban Māori leader. He was a Member of Parliament for the Alliance from 1999 to 2002 and is currently a Labour Party MP, having been re-elected in 2017.
Jackson was Minister of Employment, Minister for Māori Development, and Minister of Broadcasting and Media in the Sixth Labour Government.
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