Lianne Dalziel
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The Honourable Lianne Dalziel |
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Dalziel in February 2015
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| 46th Mayor of Christchurch | |
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Assumed office 24 October 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Parker |
| Minister of Commerce | |
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In office 15 August 2002 – 21 February 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Paul Swain |
| Succeeded by | Margaret Wilson |
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In office 19 October 2005 – 19 November 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Pete Hodgson |
| Succeeded by | Simon Power |
| Minister for ACC | |
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In office 28 March 2001 – 15 August 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Dyson |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Christchurch Central |
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In office 27 October 1990 – 12 October 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Geoffrey Palmer |
| Succeeded by | Tim Barnett |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party List |
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In office 12 October 1996 – 27 November 1999 |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Christchurch East |
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In office 27 November 1999 – 11 October 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Larry Sutherland |
| Succeeded by | Poto Williams |
| Personal details | |
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7 June 1960 Christchurch |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Occupation | Union Worker |
| Committees | Commerce Committee (chairperson) Privileges Committee |
Lianne Audrey Dalziel (/dælˈzɛl/; born 7 June 1960) is the Mayor of Christchurch. Prior to this position, she was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for 23 years, serving as Minister of Immigration, Commerce, Minister of Food Safety and Associate Minister of Justice in the Fifth Labour Government. She resigned from Cabinet on 20 February 2004 after apparently lying about a leak of documents to the media, but was reinstated as a Minister following Labour's return to office after the 2005 election. She resigned from Parliament effective 11 October 2013 to contest the Christchurch mayoral election. The incumbent, Bob Parker, decided not to stand again, and she was widely regarded as the top favourite and won with a wide margin to become the 46th Mayor of Christchurch.
Dalziel was born in 1960 raised in Christchurch, and attended Canterbury University. She graduated with a law degree and was admitted to the Bar. She served as the legal officer for the Canterbury Hotel and Hospital Workers' Union, and later became the union's Secretary. She also participated in national groups such as the Federation of Labour and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.
Dalziel entered Parliament as a Labour Party MP for Christchurch Central in 1990, replacing outgoing former Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer. She held this seat until the 1996 election (being replaced by Tim Barnett), when she became a list MP under the new MMP electoral system. In the 1999 election, she chose to contest an electorate again, and won the Christchurch East seat. She held the seat in the 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2011 elections. In 2011 she opted not to go on the Labour list.
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