Lianne Dalziel

Lianne Dalziel
Dalziel in September 2023
46th Mayor of Christchurch
In office
24 October 2013 – 8 October 2022
DeputyAndrew Turner
Preceded byBob Parker
Succeeded byPhil Mauger
6th Minister of Commerce
In office
15 August 2002 – 21 February 2004
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byPaul Swain
Succeeded byMargaret Wilson
In office
19 October 2005 – 19 November 2008
Preceded byPete Hodgson
Succeeded bySimon Power
6th Minister for ACC
In office
28 March 2001 – 15 August 2002
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byMichael Cullen
Succeeded byRuth Dyson
49th Minister of Immigration
In office
10 December 1999 – 21 February 2004
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byTuariki Delamere
Wyatt Creech (Acting)
Succeeded byPaul Swain
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Christchurch Central
In office
27 October 1990 – 12 October 1996
Preceded byGeoffrey Palmer
Succeeded byTim Barnett
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour List
In office
12 October 1996 – 27 November 1999
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Christchurch East
In office
27 November 1999 – 11 October 2013
Preceded byLarry Sutherland
Succeeded byPoto Williams
Personal details
Born (1960-06-07) 7 June 1960 (age 64)
Christchurch, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Rob Davidson
(m. 2000; died 2020)
OccupationTrade unionist
CommitteesCommerce Committee (chairperson)
Privileges Committee

Lianne Audrey Dalziel CNZM (/dælˈzɛl/; born 7 June 1960) is a New Zealand politician and former Mayor of Christchurch. Prior to this position, she was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for 23 years, serving as Minister of Immigration, Commerce, Minister of Food Safety and Associate Minister of Justice in the Fifth Labour Government.[1] She resigned from Cabinet on 20 February 2004 after apparently lying about a leak of documents to the media, but was reinstated as a Minister following Labour's return to office after the 2005 election. She resigned from Parliament effective 11 October 2013 to contest the Christchurch mayoral election. The incumbent, Bob Parker, decided not to stand again. She was widely regarded as the top favourite and won with a wide margin to become the 46th Mayor of Christchurch.

  1. ^ "Ministerial List for Announcement on 31 October 2007" (Press release). New Zealand Government. 31 October 2007. Archived from the original (DOC) on 1 October 2008.

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