Willie Jackson | |
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| 27th Minister of Broadcasting and Media | |
| In office 14 June 2022 – 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Kris Faafoi |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Lee |
| 45th Minister for Māori Development | |
| In office 6 November 2020 – 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Nanaia Mahuta |
| Succeeded by | Tama Potaka |
| 17th Minister of Employment | |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
| Preceded by | Paul Goldsmith |
| Succeeded by | Carmel Sepuloni |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party list | |
| Assumed office 23 September 2017 | |
| 3rd Leader of Mana Motuhake | |
| In office 2 June 2001 – 4 December 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Sandra Lee |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Alliance party list | |
| In office 27 November 1999 – 27 July 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Political party | Labour (from 2017) Alliance (1999–2002) |
| Spouse(s) |
Tania Rangiheuea |
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| Relatives | Syd Jackson (uncle) Moana Jackson (uncle) Everard Jackson (grandfather) Fred Jackson (great-grandfather) |
| Profession | Broadcaster Trade unionist |
William Wakatere Jackson[1] (born 1961) is a New Zealand politician and former unionist, broadcaster and Urban Māori leader. He was a Member of Parliament for the Alliance from 1999 to 2002 and is currently a Labour Party MP, having been re-elected in 2017.
Jackson was Minister of Employment, Minister for Māori Development, and Minister of Broadcasting and Media in the Sixth Labour Government.
- ^ "Daily progress for Tuesday, 7 November 2017". New Zealand Parliament. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.