Russel Norman
| Dr Russel Norman | |
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| 2nd Male co-leader of the Green Party | |
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In office 3 June 2006 – 30 May 2015 Co-leading with Jeanette Fitzsimons, then Metiria Turei |
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| Preceded by | Rod Donald |
| Succeeded by | James Shaw |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green Party List |
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In office 2008–2015 |
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| Preceded by | Nándor Tánczos |
| Succeeded by | Marama Davidson |
| Personal details | |
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Russel William Norman 2 June 1967 Brisbane, Australia |
| Nationality | New Zealand Australia |
| Political party | Green Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Democratic Socialist |
| Domestic partner | Katya Paquin |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician and Environmental Campaigner |
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Russel William Norman (born 2 June 1967) is a New Zealand politician and environmentalist. He was a Member of Parliament and former co-leader of the Green Party. Norman resigned as an MP in October 2015 to work as Executive Director of Greenpeace Aotearoa New Zealand.
Norman was born in Brisbane, Australia, and worked a number of unskilled roles after dropping out of medical school. As a student in Queensland, his first ever vote in 1986 was motivated by the desire to oust the Premier of Queensland at the time, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Whilst living in Australia, Norman was involved with the Democratic Socialist Party for several years, and contested the House of Representatives for the party at the 1990 federal election, placing fifth of five candidates in the seat of Griffith.
Norman moved to New Zealand in 1997, saying this was to observe the red-green Alliance coalition. He wrote his political science PhD thesis on the Alliance, and was active within the party, editing its party newsletter.
In New Zealand Norman became involved in organic farming, and was active in the Auckland branch of the Green Party, helping to set up the Waikehe branch.
Later, he worked as an assistant to Green MPs Sue Kedgley, Nándor Tánczos and Keith Locke. He was a researcher for the party from 2002 to 2004 and was the national campaign manager prior to the 2005 election and the national Party Development Co-ordinator afterwards.
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