David Seymour (politician)
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David Seymour on the day of the announcement of his selection by ACT in 2014
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| Leader of ACT New Zealand | |
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Assumed office 4 October 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Jamie Whyte |
| Deputy | Kenneth Wang |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Epsom |
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Assumed office September 20, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | John Banks |
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24 June 1983 Palmerston North |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | ACT New Zealand |
| Occupation | Policy analyst |
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Education, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Regulatory Reform |
| Website | seymour4epsom |
David Breen Seymour (born 24 June 1983) is the Epsom electorate MP, and leader of ACT New Zealand. Seymour has previously worked in public policy in Canada and New Zealand for the last 7 years. In November 2015, David Seymour was named the Trans Tasman 2015 Politician Of The Year
Seymour went to the University of Auckland where he graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronic) and a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy).
Seymour is of Ngāpuhi descent on his mother's side.
He has worked as a Policy Analyst for five years for Frontier Centre for Public Policy and the Manning Centre.
Seymour is a long time member of ACT New Zealand and first became involved in ACT New Zealand as a leader of ACT on Campus, and he first stood for ACT in 2005 in Mt Albert against Helen Clark, who was Prime Minister at the time. At the 2011 election, he stood for ACT in the Auckland Central electorate, which was retained by National's Nikki Kaye. After this election, Seymour worked as a ministerial adviser for ACT's successful Epsom candidate, John Banks, who was appointed an Associate Minister of Education for the John Key-led National government. Seymour assisted with the development of the government's Partnership Schools legislation.
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