Clare Curran

Clare Curran
Clare Curran
MP
Labour Party Photo
Constituency Dunedin South
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Dunedin South
Incumbent
Assumed office
2008
Preceded by David Benson-Pope
Personal details
Born 1960
Political party Labour
Profession Public relations

Clare Elizabeth Curran[1] is the 3rd and current member of the New Zealand Parliament for Dunedin South.

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Early life and education

Curran grew up and was educated in Dunedin, she attended Moreau College where she achieved School Certificate. She has a BA double major in Anthropology and History from the University of Otago, and BA Honours in Anthropology from Victoria University of Wellington.

Political involvement

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate List Party
2008–present 49th Dunedin South 45 Labour

She is currently a member of many unions and political groups. She is a member of the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union and the Service & Food Workers Union. She is also a member of Greenpeace. She is currently on the Council of NZ Labour Party.

In the 49th New Zealand Parliament, she is a member of the Commerce Committee, and she is the Labour spokesperson for Communications and Information Technology.

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