Gareth Hughes (politician)

Gareth Hughes
Hughes in 2010
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Green party list
In office
12 February 2010 – 17 October 2020
Preceded byJeanette Fitzsimons[n 1]
Personal details
Born (1981-10-31) 31 October 1981 (age 42)
Gisborne, New Zealand
Political partyGreen (formerly)
SpouseMeghan Hughes
ChildrenTwo

Gareth Thomas Llewelyn Hughes[1] (born 31 October 1981) is a New Zealand activist[2] and a former politician of the Green Party. He was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for eleven years, from 2010 to 2020. He first took a seat part way through the 49th Parliament as the next person on the Green party list following the retirement of Jeanette Fitzsimons in February 2010.[3] He did not stand for re-election in the 2020 general election.[4]


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  1. ^ Speaker of the House, Dr Lockwood Smith (16 February 2010). "List Member Vacancy". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
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  3. ^ "Fitzsimons steps down as MP – effective immediately". The New Zealand Herald. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Gareth Hughes to stand down at next election". RNZ. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2020.