Darren Hughes
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The Honourable Darren Hughes MP |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Ōtaki |
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In office 27 July 2002 – 8 November 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Judy Keall |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Guy |
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In office 8 November 2008 – 1 April 2011 |
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| Succeeded by | Louisa Wall |
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| Born | 3 April 1978 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
Darren Colyn Hughes (born 3 April 1978) is a New Zealand former Member of Parliament between 2002 and 2011, first elected at the age of 24. He represented the Labour Party and was a Minister outside Cabinet in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.
In 2011 Hughes resigned from Parliament and in 2012 he relocated to the United Kingdom to become the Campaigns and Research Director of the Electoral Reform Society. In 2013 Hughes became Deputy Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society, based in South London.
Darren Hughes is Deputy Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society (ERS). The ERS is a civil society organisation striving to make British democracy fit for the 21st century. Since joining the ERS in 2012, Hughes has been responsible for driving the Society’s campaigns and research priorities. Under the leadership of Hughes and Chief Executive Katie Ghose, the Electoral Reform Society has broadened its remit beyond its traditional focus on voting systems, to promote other issues that are vital to the health of British democracy. These priorities fall within the campaign and research fields of ‘A Fair Franchise’, ‘Who Runs Britain?’ and ‘Democratic Futures’.
Darren Hughes is the eldest of five children in what he has called "a large extended Catholic family". He attended Coley Street Primary School in Foxton, St Josephs and then Horowhenua College in Levin. While at school Hughes was involved in the school and wider community including a three-year stint as Student Representative on the Board of Trustees.
In 1994 Hughes was a Youth MP. He was the first Youth MP to later be elected to Parliament.
Hughes attended Victoria University of Wellington, and was a member of Vic Labour, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in public policy and social policy.
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