Maryan Street | |
|---|---|
 Street in 2012 | |
| 22nd Minister of Housing | |
| In office 31 October 2007 – 19 November 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Chris Carter |
| Succeeded by | Phil Heatley |
| 8th Minister for ACC | |
| In office 31 October 2007 – 19 November 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Ruth Dyson |
| Succeeded by | Nick Smith |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party List | |
| In office 17 September 2005 – 20 September 2014 | |
| 29th President of the Labour Party | |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Ruth Dyson |
| Succeeded by | Michael Hirschfeld |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1955 New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Maryan Street MNZM (born 5 April 1955) is a New Zealand unionist, academic and former politician. She was president of the New Zealand Labour Party from 1993 to 1995 and a Labour Party list member of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2005 until 2014.
For the final year of the Fifth Labour Government, Street held the offices of Minister of Housing and Minister for the Accident Compensation Corporation. She was the first openly lesbian MP elected to the New Zealand Parliament.[1]
- ^ "20 Years On – Homosexual Law Reform Conference" (PDF). Lesbian and Gay Archives of New Zealand. p. 7.