Andy Foster | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for New Zealand First party list | |
Assumed office 14 October 2023 | |
36th Mayor of Wellington | |
In office 19 October 2019 – 15 October 2022 | |
Deputy | Sarah Free |
Preceded by | Justin Lester |
Succeeded by | Tory Whanau |
Majority | 62 |
Wellington City Councillor for Onslow-Western Ward | |
In office 2004–2019 | |
Wellington City Councillor for Western Ward | |
In office 1992–2004 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew John Whitfield Foster 21 December 1961 Pembury, Kent, England |
Political party | New Zealand First (2017–present) |
Other political affiliations |
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Spouse | Ann |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Website | andyfoster |
Andrew John Whitfield Foster MP (born 21 December 1961) is a New Zealand politician. He was elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives as a list MP for the New Zealand First party in the 2023 New Zealand general election.
He was previously Mayor of Wellington from 2019 to 2022 and a Wellington City Councillor for nine terms from 1992 until 2019.
Foster has described himself as a "Bluegreen", a conservative environmentalist.[1]