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Marama davidson s maiden speech
Marama Davidson (born as Marama Paratene) is a New Zealand politician who entered New Zealand parliament in 2015 as a representative of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Contents
- Marama davidson s maiden speech
- Quickfire questions for new greens mp marama davidson
- Early life and family
- Professional career and community engagement
- Political career
- References
Quickfire questions for new greens mp marama davidson
Early life and family
Davidson was born in Auckland and is of Ngāti Porou, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi descent. Her father is the actor Rawiri Paratene. Both her parents were Māori language campaigners in the 1970s. During her youth, the family moved a lot; Davidson started school in Wellington, but subsequently lived in Dunedin and Christchurch. At age nine, her family moved to Whirinaki in the Hokianga, where she spent the rest of her childhood. She started her degree in Hamilton and finished it in Auckland, from where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. She also holds a Graduate Diploma in International Diplomacy for Indigenous Studies through Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.
She is married to Paul Davidson, with whom she has six children; their last child was born in 2008.
Professional career and community engagement
Davidson worked for the Human Rights Commission from 2003 to 2012. She has worked part-time for Breastfeeding New Zealand. She was a 'Think Tank Member' for the Owen Glenn Inquiry on Child Abuse and Domestic Violence. She is a founding member of Te Wharepora Hou Māori Women’s Collective.
Political career
Davidson is an environmentalist and human rights advocate. In June 2013 she stood for the Greens in the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election, where she came fourth with 11.15% of the vote.
At the 2014 election she stood in the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate. She was ranked 15th on the Greens party list and entered parliament in 2015 with the resignation of Russel Norman.
She has called for liberalisation of abortion law, in addition to better sex education, improved access to contraception, and more support for adoption, having had an abortion as a teenager.
In October 2016, Marama Davidson took part in the Women's Peace Flotilla, which intended to highlight the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. Other passengers aboard included the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mairead Maguire and retired US Army colonel Ann Wright. On 5 October, the Women's Peace Flotilla's ship Zaytouna Oliva was intercepted by the Israeli Navy. In response to the boarding of the Women's Peace Flotilla, Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei called on the Israeli authorities to release Marama and other activists and to end the blockade of Gaza.