Golriz Ghahraman | |
|---|---|
| گلریز قهرمان | |
.jpg) Ghahraman in 2017 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green party list | |
| In office 7 October 2017 – 18 January 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Celia Wade-Brown[n 1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Mashhad, Iran |
| Political party | Green |
| Domestic partner | Guy Williams (2016–2020) |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Barrister, politician |
| Website | New Zealand Parliament profile |
Golriz Ghahraman (Persian: گلریز قهرمان; born 1981) is a former New Zealand politician, lawyer and writer. The former United Nations lawyer was a child asylum seeker, and became the first refugee elected to New Zealand's Parliament.[1] Ghahraman was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the Green Party from 2017 to 2024, when she resigned amid multiple shoplifting allegations, which she was later convicted of.
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- ^ Johnston, Kirsty (7 October 2017). "Meet Golriz Ghahraman, the Green Party's newest Member of Parliament". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2017.