Clare Curran

Clare Curran
25th Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
In office
26 October 2017 – 7 September 2018
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded bySimon Bridges
(as Minister for Communications)
Succeeded byKris Faafoi
Minister for Government Digital Services
In office
26 October 2017 – 24 August 2018
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byMegan Woods
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Dunedin South
In office
8 November 2008 – 17 October 2020
Preceded byDavid Benson-Pope
Succeeded byElectorate abolished
Majority8,717
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Alma materVictoria University of Wellington
ProfessionPublic relations
Websiteclarecurran.org.nz

Clare Elizabeth Curran[1] (born 1960) is a New Zealand former politician who served as a member of the New Zealand Parliament for Dunedin South from 2008 to 2020. She was the Minister of Broadcasting, Communications, and Digital Media and Associate Minister for the Accident Compensation Corporation in the Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand.[2] Curran retired from politics at the 2020 general election.[3][4]

  1. ^ "New Zealand Hansard – Members Sworn [Volume:651;Page:2]". New Zealand Parliament.
  2. ^ "Ministerial List". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. ^ Walls, Jason (27 August 2019). "Labour MP Clare Curran steps down – a year after she was sacked from Cabinet". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Labour MP Clare Curran announces retirement, one year after Cabinet ouster". 1 News. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.