Marian Hobbs
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The Honourable Marian Hobbs MP |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wellington Central |
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In office 1999–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Prebble |
| Succeeded by | Grant Robertson |
| Majority | 6,180 |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour list | |
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In office 1996–1999 |
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| Minister for the Environment | |
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In office 1999–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Simon Upton |
| Succeeded by | David Benson-Pope |
| Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control | |
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In office 2002–2004 |
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| Born | 18 December 1947 |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Political party | Labour |
| Cabinet | Cabinet of New Zealand |
Marian Leslie Hobbs (born 18 December 1947) is a former New Zealand politician who was a Labour Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2008. She was initially a list MP and then (from 1999) represented the Wellington Central electorate. She served as one of two Assistant Speakers of the House of Representatives.
Hobbs was raised in Christchurch and was educated at St Dominic's College, Dunedin. Before entering politics, Hobbs worked as a teacher at Aranui High School and was the principal of Avonside Girls' High School in Christchurch. She helped to establish the Chippenham commune in Christchurch and is by religious affiliation a Friend (Quaker).
Hobbs stood unsuccessfully in the 1994 Selwyn by-election where she came a distant third. She contested the Kaikoura electorate in the 1996 election and came second to National Party's Doug Kidd, but entered Parliament via the Labour list, where she was ranked 12th.
In the 1999 election, Hobbs won the Wellington Central electorate, defeating the incumbent member, ACT Party leader Richard Prebble.
After Labour's electoral victory in 1999, Hobbs joined the Cabinet, becoming Minister for the Environment, Minister of Biosecurity, Minister of Broadcasting, and Minister Responsible for the National Library of New Zealand and Archives New Zealand. In February 2001, she briefly resigned from Cabinet while an enquiry investigated her allowance-claims; she returned in late March after receiving official clearance.
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