Maryan Street
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The Honourable Maryan Street |
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Maryan Street in 2012
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| Minister of Housing | |
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In office 31 October 2007 – 3 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Chris Carter |
| Succeeded by | Phil Heatley |
| Minister for ACC | |
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In office 31 October 2007 – 3 October 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Ruth Dyson |
| Succeeded by | Nick Smith |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party List |
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In office 17 September 2005 – 20 September 2014 |
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| 29th President of the Labour Party | |
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In office 1993–1995 |
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| Preceded by | Ruth Dyson |
| Succeeded by | Michael Hirschfeld |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 April 1955 New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Domestic partner | Kathryn Street |
Maryan Street (born 5 April 1955) is a former Member of the New Zealand Parliament (MP) for the New Zealand Labour Party. In the 2005 elections, she became the first openly lesbian MP elected to the New Zealand Parliament. She failed to get re-elected in the 2014 election.
Street was born and raised in New Plymouth, and studied at Victoria University of Wellington. She joined the Labour Party in 1984, and was President of the Labour Party from 1995 until 1997. She was later appointed Director of Labour Studies at Auckland University, and also served on the board of a number of governmental bodies. Street was Co-Chair of the Rainbow Labour Sector Council within the Labour Party in 2004-05.
In the 2005 elections, Street was ranked thirty-sixth on its party list. This was the second highest position given by Labour in 2005 to a person who was not already a member of Parliament. She also contested the safe National seat of Taranaki-King Country against the incumbent National Party MP, Shane Ardern. Street was elected to parliament as a list MP.
In 2006, Street's Residential Tenancies (Damage Insurance) Amendment Bill was drawn from the member's ballot. It passed its first reading, but was subsequently discharged after the Social Services Committee recommended that it not be passed. Street subsequently promoted a bill promoting ethical investment by crown financial institutions.
In the Cabinet re-shuffle on 31 October 2007, Street was made a Cabinet Minister with the portfolios of Housing and ACC, and was made an Associate Minister of Tertiary Education and Economic Development.
In the lead up to the 2008 general election, Street was highly placed on the party's list, at nine. She also unsuccessfully contested the Nelson electorate. Labour was defeated in the election but Street was returned to parliament due to her list placing.
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