Paul Eagle

Paul Eagle
Eagle in 2020
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Rongotai
In office
23 September 2017 – 14 October 2023
Preceded byAnnette King
Succeeded byJulie Anne Genter
25th Deputy Mayor of Wellington
In office
26 October 2016 – 27 September 2017
MayorJustin Lester
Preceded byJustin Lester
Succeeded byJill Day
Wellington City Councillor for the Southern Ward
In office
9 October 2010 – 27 September 2017
Serving with David Lee (2013–2017) Bryan Pepperell (2010–2013)
Preceded byCelia Wade-Brown
Succeeded byFleur Fitzsimons
Personal details
Born (1972-01-10) 10 January 1972 (age 52)
Political partyLabour
SpouseMiriam Eagle
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Auckland

Tahere Paul Eagle[1] (born 10 January 1972) is a New Zealand politician and former member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the Rongotai electorate from 2017 to 2023. He was a Wellington City Councillor from 2010 to 2017 and was the first person of Māori descent to be Deputy Mayor of Wellington,[2] but was defeated in a landslide when he sought the mayoralty as an independent candidate in 2022.[3]

  1. ^ "Daily progress for Tuesday, 7 November 2017". New Zealand Parliament. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Paul Eagle confirmed as Wellington's first Maori deputy mayor". Stuff.co.nz. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ Hunt, Tom (11 October 2022). "Failed Wellington mayoral candidate Paul Eagle confirms $24k in donations". Stuff. Retrieved 14 October 2022.