Jan Logie
| Jan Logie | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1969 |
| Political party | Green |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Website | Green Party profile |
Heather Janet "Jan" Logie (born 26 October 1969) is a New Zealand politician and a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. She is a member of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Early life
Logie was born in Invercargill in 1969.[1] She graduated from the University of Otago with a BA in politics and served as Women's Coordinator for the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations from 1993 to 1996.[1] She lived and worked in Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher on the JET Programme.[2] She has previously worked for Women's Refuge, the Hutt Valley Youth Health Service, the New Zealand YWCA and the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities.[3]
Logie openly described herself as a "lefty, feminist lesbian" in her maiden speech to Parliament.[4]
Political career
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 2011 – 2014 | 50th | List | 9 | Green |
| 2014 – present | 51st | List | 10 | Green |
Logie unsuccessfully contested the 2010 by-election in Mana, placing third with 1,543 votes.[5] Logie also stood in Mana in the 2011 election, where she again came third, however as she ranked ninth on the Green Party list[6] she was elected to Parliament, with the Greens gaining 14 seats .[7] Logie, along with the rest of the Green Party, voted in support of Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013, allowing same-sex couples to legally marry in New Zealand.[8]
She was returned to Parliament after the 2014 general election.
In 2015, Logie created a cross-party group to look at and advocate for LGBTI rights. This group consists of Catherine Delahunty (Green), Chris Bishop (National), David Seymour (Act), Denis O'Rouke (NZ First), Denise Roche (Green), James Shaw (Green), Jan Logie (Green), Kevin Hague (Green), Louisa Wall (Labour), Nanaia Mahuta (Labour), Paul Foster-Bell (National), and Trevor Mallard (Labour).[9]
References
- 1 2 "Jan Logie". Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ↑ "Jan Logie". New Zealand Parliament. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ↑ "Green Party Mana candidate confirmed". Kapiti Coast News. 2010-03-14. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ↑ "Address In Reply Debate - 15th February, 2012 - Part 10". YouTube.com. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ↑ "Official Count Results -- Mana". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ↑ "2011 election candidates". Green Party. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ↑ "Official Count Results -- Overall Status". Electoral Commission. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ↑ Harkanwal Singh; Andy Ball (17 April 2013). "Marriage equality bill - How MPs voted". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Jones, Nicholas (23 May 2015). "MPs' group to focus on LGBTI people's rights". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
External links
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- Profile on the Green Party website