Hon Damien O'Connor
Deputy Chair, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee; Spokesperson for Trade & Export Growth, Defence, Land Information, Regional Development
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Party
New Zealand Labour Party
Electorate
List MP (formerly West Coast-Tasman)
Profile source
Parliament directory
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Policy Watch Summary
Trustee of O'Conor Home Trust — a rest home/aged care facility in Westport, giving direct governance experience of a rural aged care facility. Former electorate (West Coast-Tasman) has one of New Zealand's oldest demographic profiles. Advocated for dementia care funding reform on the West Coast (2019), criticising inequitable rural funding models. Served as Associate Minister of Health (2002–2003).
Wikipedia Background
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Damien Peter O'Connor is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who served as Minister of Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Minister for Land Information and Minister for Rural Communities in the Sixth Labour Government. He had been a member of Parliament since 1993 and represented the West Coast-Tasman electorate.
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