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
34th President of the Labour Party
In office
2 April 2011 – 26 November 2014
Vice PresidentRobert Gallagher
Preceded byAndrew Little
Succeeded byNigel Haworth
Personal details
Born1953 or 1954 (age 70–71)[1]
South Africa
NationalitySouth African/New Zealander
Political partyLabour Party
ResidenceCoromandel

Early years

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Born 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

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Coatsworth 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

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On 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e Campaign of two halves for Labour stuff.co.nz, 21 May 2011
  2. ^ a b c "Moira Coatsworth elected as new Labour President". TVNZ. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ Shipman, Charlotte (2 April 2011). "New Labour President not worried about poisoned chalice". 3 News. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Labour keen to move on from Hughes saga". TVNZ. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  6. ^ Trevett, Claire (26 November 2014). "Labour president Moira Coatsworth resigns". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Coatsworth quits as Labour president". Radio New Zealand News. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
Party political offices
Preceded by President of the Labour Party
2011–2014
Succeeded by