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Wellington s deputy paul eagle leads housing strategy
Paul Eagle (born 10 January 1972) is a New Zealand local government politician, and is currently the Deputy Mayor of Wellington City. Eagle is the first person of Māori descent to enter the office of Deputy Mayor of Wellington City.
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- Wellington s deputy paul eagle leads housing strategy
- Early life and career
- Political career
- References
Early life and career
Eagle is the son of a Methodist minister. When Eagle was five, his father ran for the Mt Eden Borough Council as a candidate for the Labour Party, a race in which he was ultimately unsuccessful. Before entering local government politics Eagle held several jobs working for the New Zealand Police, Sport New Zealand and the Ministry of Economic Development.
Political career
Eagle, a member of the Labour Party, was first elected to Wellington City Council in 2010, replacing long-time Green Party councillor Celia Wade-Brown who was subsequently elevated to the Mayoralty. Eagle was re-elected in 2013 and in 2016 with increased majorities. He is frequently referenced as one of the city's most popular and best-performing councillors.
Upon the announcement that Annette King intended to stand in the 2017 general election as a List MP only, Eagle stated that he has encouragement from the local constituents to stand for King's Rongotai seat. However he had not yet decided whether or not to contest the Labour nomination for the electorate. On 20 January 2017, days after Labour leader Andrew Little (who also lives in Island Bay) announced he was not intending to stand in the seat, Eagle confirmed he would allow his name to go forward as a nominee for Labour in Rongotai. He also announced that he had the full backing of Wellington Mayor Justin Lester, and if he was successful in entering Parliament he would step down from the position of Deputy Mayor. On 3 February 2017 Eagle was confirmed as the sole applicant for the Rongotai candidacy.
