Gordon Copeland | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for United Future party list | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1943 Mahana, Tasman District, New Zealand |
| Died | 24 November 2018 (aged 75) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations | The Kiwi Party United Future |
| Spouse | Anne |
| Children | 5 |
Gordon Frank Copeland (19 August 1943 – 24 November 2018) was a New Zealand politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2008. He entered the House of Representatives as a list MP for the United Future New Zealand Party from 2002 but he resigned from the party in 2007. In March 2009, Copeland became Party President of The Kiwi Party, which he had co-founded with another former United Future list MP, Larry Baldock, in May 2007. Copeland stood for the Conservative Party in the 2011 New Zealand general election. Prior to entering Parliament he held a number of corporate positions before working as the financial administrator for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington.