Wikipedia:WikiProject New Zealand/politics/New MPs/Antonia Modkova

Antonia Modkova
MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for ACT party list
Assumed office
2023
Personal details
BornBulgaria
Political partyACT New Zealand

Antonia Modkova is a Bulgarian-born New Zealand politician, representing ACT New Zealand as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.

Early life edit

Modkova was born in Bulgaria and moved to New Zealand with her parents as a two-year-old in the early 1990s.[1] She graduated from ACG Senior College.[2] She is Director of Intellectual Property and Innovation at Soul Machines.[3]

Political career edit

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2023–present 54th List 12 ACT

Modkova contested Panmure-Ōtāhuhu in the 2023 election. She was twelfth on the national list.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.act.org.nz/2023_antonia_modkova
  2. ^ "ACG Schools: Overseas student critics 'narrow-minded'". 17 September 2023.
  3. ^ "World IP Day 2023 panel discussion. Women and IP: Accelerating innovation and creativity".
  4. ^ "Act Party list: Some big falls and a few surprises". 17 September 2023.