Grant Gillon

Grant Gillon
Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives
In office 1996–2002
Personal details
Political party	Alliance Government Shore Action Local Body
Children	John Gillon Paula Gillon

Grant Gillon is a New Zealand politician. He was a member of parliament between 1996 and 2002, representing the Alliance Party, has held a number of seats in local government. He is currently on the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board representing Shore Action.

He is a senior lecturer in paramedicine and emergency management at the Auckland University of Technology.

Gillon's political career began when he joined the Democratic Party. In 1991, the Democratic party joined the Alliance as one of the four founding parties. In the 1993 election, Gillon stood in the Glenfield electorate and came third.

Gillon was elected to Parliament as an Alliance list MP in the 1996 election, having been ranked in eleventh place on the party list. He was re-elected to Parliament in the 1999 election. While an MP, Gillon was a Government Whip, Deputy Chair of the Government Administration Select Committee, members of the MMP Review Committee, a member of the Privileges, Officers of Parliament, Standing Orders, Members' Services, Business, Parliamentary Services, Legislative, Cabinet and other parliamentary committees.

In 2001, Gillon became leader of the Democratic Party, replacing John Wright.

When the Alliance collapsed in 2002, Gillon and the Democratic Party joined Jim Anderton's breakaway party, the Progressive Coalition. In the 2002 election, Gillon was ranked third on the Progressive Coalition list, behind Jim Anderton and Matt Robson. Gillon left the Democratic Party and moved to the Progressive Coalition. Gillon became President of the Progressive Coalition until he stood down in 2007.

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