Iain Lees-Galloway

Iain Lees-Galloway
Lees-Galloway in 2020
2nd Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
In office
26 October 2017 – 22 July 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byMichael Woodhouse
Succeeded byAndrew Little
56th Minister of Immigration
In office
26 October 2017 – 22 July 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byMichael Woodhouse
Succeeded byKris Faafoi
13th Minister for ACC
In office
26 October 2017 – 22 July 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byMichael Woodhouse
Succeeded byCarmel Sepuloni
Deputy Leader of the House
In office
26 October 2017 – 22 July 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byMichael Woodhouse
Succeeded byMichael Wood
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Palmerston North
In office
8 November 2008 – 17 October 2020
Preceded bySteve Maharey
Succeeded byTangi Utikere
Majority6,392 (2017)
Personal details
Born (1978-09-18) 18 September 1978 (age 46)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyThe Opportunities Party
Residence(s)Palmerston North, New Zealand
Alma materMassey University

Iain Francis Lees-Galloway (born 18 September 1978), initially Iain Galloway, is a New Zealand former politician. He represented the Palmerston North electorate in Parliament for the Labour Party. He was the Minister for Workplace Relations, Immigration, and ACC.[1] He was dismissed by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern from Cabinet on 22 July 2020 after an affair with a staff member over a period of 12 months.[2] He did not stand for reelection in the 2020 election.[3]

  1. ^ "Hon Iain Lees-Galloway". New Zealand Labour Party. Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ Whyte, Anna (22 July 2020). "PM dismisses Iain Lees-Galloway as minister after 'inappropriate relationship'". 1 News. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ Devlin, Collette (22 July 2020). "Workplace Relations Minister Iain Lees-Galloway dismissed following relationship with staffer". Stuff. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.