Angie Warren-Clark

Angela Maree Warren-Clark is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.

Angie Warren-Clark

MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour party list
Assumed office
23 September 2017
Personal details
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Blair
Children2
ResidencePapamoa
Alma materUniversity of Waikato
ProfessionLawyer

Career before politics

Warren-Clark is a non-practicing barrister and solicitor.[1] She has been active in the field of domestic violence since the early 2000s, and was the manager of Women's Refuge in Tauranga prior to her election.[2] The refuge had to operate on a mere $21 a week fund from Government which she described as "appalling" and had to raise $500,000 every year in fundraising to sustain the refuge.[3]

Political career

Warren-Clark stood for the Labour candidacy in the Tauranga electorate in 2017 but was beaten by Jan Tinetti.[4] Her successful candidacy to represent Labour in the Bay of Plenty electorate was announced in February 2017.[1]

Member of Parliament
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2017–present 52nd List 39 Labour

Warren-Clark stood for Labour in the Bay of Plenty electorate in the 2017 election without success but was elected to Parliament via Labour's party list, where she was placed 39th.[5] Initially she had not been elected on the provisional results, however Labour gained enough party votes when special votes were counted for Warren-Clark to be allocated a seat.

Private life

Warren-Clark has two adult children who live overseas. She is married to Blair, and they live in Papamoa.[2] Warren-Clark has a law degree from the University of Waikato and was admitted to the bar in 1998.[6]

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References
  1. "Warren-Clark wins BOP candidacy". SunLive. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. "Labour Bay of Plenty candidate announced". Bay of Plenty Times. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. McLeod, Jaden (4 October 2017). "Labour candidate in limbo". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. Gillespie, Kiri (11 February 2017). "Labour Party's new Tauranga candidate to be voice of the people". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. "Revised Labour Party List for the 2017 Election". Scoop.co.nz. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  6. "Angie Warren-Clark". Labour Party. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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