Moira Coatsworth (born 1953 or 1954)[1] is a former president of the New Zealand Labour Party, serving in that role from 2011 to 2015.
Moira Coatsworth | |
|---|---|
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| 34th President of the Labour Party | |
| In office 2 April 2011 – 26 November 2014 | |
| Vice President | Robert Gallagher |
| Preceded by | Andrew Little |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Haworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 or 1954 (age 70–71)[1] South Africa |
| Nationality | South African/New Zealander |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Residence | Coromandel |
Early years
editBorn in South Africa, Coatsworth moved to New Zealand when she was eight. She works as a child psychologist and owns a small farm in the Coromandel.[1]
Political career
editCoatsworth joined the Labour Party in the 1980s during anti-mining campaigns in the Coromandel.[1][2] Later, she was the Waikato-Bay of Plenty regional representative in Labour's New Zealand Council.[3]
Before being elected president, Coatsworth was Senior Vice President of the Labour Party.[2][4][5] She was elected President of the Labour Party unopposed on 2 April 2011.[2]
She has "absolutely no ambition" to be an MP.[1]
Resignation
editOn 26 November 2014, Coatsworth announced her intention to move forward her resignation as president to mid-December 2014,[6] after completing the election in which Andrew Little was elected Party Leader, and starting the party's 2014 review.[7] She stated that her reasons for leaving were that she wants "to see a new president working with Andrew as the new leader, really hitting the ground running at the beginning of next year and getting a plan in and getting moving." Nigel Haworth was elected as her successor.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Campaign of two halves for Labour stuff.co.nz, 21 May 2011
- ^ a b c "Moira Coatsworth elected as new Labour President". TVNZ. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "New Zealand Council Members". Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Shipman, Charlotte (2 April 2011). "New Labour President not worried about poisoned chalice". 3 News. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Labour keen to move on from Hughes saga". TVNZ. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ Trevett, Claire (26 November 2014). "Labour president Moira Coatsworth resigns". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Coatsworth quits as Labour president". Radio New Zealand News. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.