Gordon Copeland
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for United Future party list |
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In office 2002–2008 |
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| Born | 19 August 1943 |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Political party | Conservative Party |
| Other political affiliations |
The Kiwi Party United Future |
| Spouse(s) | Anne |
| Children | 5 |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Gordon Copeland (born 19 August 1943), a New Zealand politician, served as a Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2008. He entered the House of Representatives as a list MP for the United Future New Zealand Party from 2002 but he resigned from the party in 2007. In March 2009 Copeland became Party President of The Kiwi Party, which he had co-founded with another former United Future list MP, Larry Baldock, in May 2007. Copeland stood for the Conservative Party in the 2011 New Zealand general election. Prior to entering Parliament he held a number of corporate positions before working as the financial administrator for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington.
Copeland married Anne and has five adult children ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Victoria University of Wellington and is qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
Prior to entering parliament, Copeland worked for fourteen years in the oil industry, becoming the Chief Financial Officer of BP in New Zealand. Later, he worked as a self-employed business consultant with corporate and government clients. From 1984 to 2002 he served as the Financial Administrator of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington.
Copeland chaired the Inter-Church Working Party on Taxation (1987–2002) and became a member of the Working Party on Registration, Reporting and Monitoring of Charities that led to setting up the New Zealand Charities Commission.
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