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Damien O'Connor was born on 16 January, 1958 in New Zealand, is a New Zealand politician. Discover Damien O'Connor's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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Westport, New Zealand |
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Damien O'Connor Height, Weight & Measurements
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Damien O'Connor Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Damien O'Connor worth at the age of 66 years old? Damien O'Connor’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from New Zealand. We have estimated
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Timeline
Following the 2017 election, O'Connor was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities, and Associate Minister for Trade and Export Growth., which has meant managing the 2017 Mycoplasma bovis outbreak
In the 2014 election, O'Connor defended a challenge by former Mayor of Westland District, Maureen Pugh.
In 2012, O'Connor voted against the Marriage Amendment Bill, which aims to permit same sex marriage in New Zealand. With fellow labour MPs William Sio, Rino Tirikatene, Ross Robertson.
In April 2011 O'Connor attracted criticism from Labour Party leader Phil Goff after describing the list MP selection process as being run by "self-serving unionists and a gaggle of gays."
At the 2011 general election O'Connor regained the West Coast-Tasman electorate from National's Chris Auchinvole with a majority of 2287 votes.
At the 2008 general election O'Connor was beaten by National candidate Chris Auchinvole, who had previously been a list MP. Auchinvole's majority was 971. His position on the Labour Party list meant that O'Connor couldn't return to Parliament immediately. When the list MP Michael Cullen retired in May 2009, O'Connor regained his position as Member of the House of Representatives because he was the highest-ranked candidate on the list not already an MP.
He won the reconfigured West Coast-Tasman seat in the 1996 election, and was the MP for the electorate until 2008.
He was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election, recapturing the West Coast seat after the upset victory of National's Margaret Moir in the 1990 election. He said in 2018 that his 1993 support for Mike Moore rather than Helen Clark set his career back.
Damien Peter O'Connor (born 16 January 1958) is a New Zealand politician from the West Coast of the South Island. He is a member of the Labour Party, Member of Parliament and a cabinet minister.
O'Connor was born in Westport in 1958. He attended primary school in his home town before going on to St Bede's College, Christchurch, a Roman Catholic school, and Lincoln University.
In the 49th Parliament of New Zealand, O'Connor was Labour's spokesperson for Rural Affairs, Spokesperson for Biosecurity and Associate Spokesperson for Agriculture. For the election of the 50th New Zealand Parliament O'Connor announced he would only contest the electorate and not seek another selection for the list.