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 | |
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34th President of the Labour Party | |
In office 2 April 2011 – 26 November 2014 | |
Vice President | Robert Gallagher |
Preceded by | Andrew Little |
Succeeded by | Nigel Haworth |
Personal details | |
Born | 1953 or 1954 (age 69–70)[1] South Africa |
Nationality | South African/New Zealander |
Political party | Labour Party |
Residence | Coromandel |
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]
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]
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.
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