Su'a William Sio

Su'a William Sio

The New Zealand politician Su'a William Sio became a Member of Parliament on 1 April 2008 [cite web
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title=Members Sworn
last=New Zealand Parliament
authorlink=New Zealand Parliament
publisher="TheyWorkForYou.co.nz"|date=1 April 2008
accessdate=2008-06-07
] . He has served as a member of the Manukau City Council, representing the Otara ward since 2001.

A Samoan, Sio holds the "Matai" (Chieftain title) of Su'a from the village of Matatufu, of the district called Lotofaga on the island of Upolu. He belongs to the extended family called Aiga Sa Aupito headed by the High Chief Aupito, a Matai title currently held by Sio's father.

Sir Barry Curtis, the Mayor of Manukau City, selected Sio as Chair of the Council Plan Committee in November 2004. In October 2007, the newly-elected Mayor of Manukau City, Len Brown, appointed Sio to the office of Deputy Mayor, making him the first Pasefika person to hold this position in Manukau City. In an interviewFact|date=April 2008 with a local newspaper, Sio said: "I am honoured at the opportunity to serve in this capacity".

New Zealand Labour Party list MP Dianne Yates left the New Zealand Parliament on March 29 2008 [cite web
url=http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/resignations/2008/apr/01/dianne_yates_nz_labour
title=Resignations: Dianne Yates, NZ Labour
last=New Zealand Parliament
authorlink=New Zealand Parliament
publisher="TheyWorkForYou.co.nz"|date=1 April 2008
accessdate=2008-06-07
] , and Sio, who ranked 47th on the Labour Party list in the 2005 parliamentary elections, became a member of Parliament on April 1 2008 as the next person on Labour's list. [cite news
url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10470104
title=Labour MPs make way for newcomers
publisher="New Zealand Herald" |date=16 October 2007
accessdate=2007-10-17
] [cite web
url=http://theyworkforyou.co.nz/list_member_vacancy/2008/apr/01
title=List Member Vacancy
last=New Zealand Parliament
authorlink=New Zealand Parliament
publisher="TheyWorkForYou.co.nz"|date=1 April 2008
accessdate=2008-06-07
] (The person above him on the list, Louisa Wall, had already replaced Ann Hartley.)

Sio will stand as the Labour Party candidate for Mangere in the 2008 general election against the independent incumbent MP (and former Labour Party MP) Taito Philip Field. []

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