New Zealand politician and freshwater ecologist
Lan Pham
Pham in 2023
Assumed office (2023-10-14 ) In office
Born 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39) Political party Green Other political The People's Choice (2016–2019)Alma mater Occupation Ecologist
Ngoc-Lan Thi Pham (born 1985 or 1986) is a New Zealand politician and ecologist.[ 1] Environment Canterbury for six years and was elected to Parliament as a Green in the 2023 New Zealand general election .
Early life and career
Pham was born in 1985 or 1986[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Alliance and Labour .[ 5] Brooklyn , Wellington and attended Sacred Heart Cathedral School and St Mary's College, Wellington .[ 5] Bachelor of Science in ecology from Massey University in 2009.[ 5] [ 6] Department of Conservation in freshwater ecology, which prompted an interest in freshwater fish. She completed a Master of Science in ecology at the University of Otago in 2014.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] Canterbury .[ 10]
Political career
Local government
Pham was elected to the Canterbury Regional Council , also known as Environment Canterbury, at the 2016 New Zealand local elections . She ran her campaign while working on Raoul Island .[ 11] The People's Choice –Independent and received the most votes of the eight candidates.[ 12] 2019 elections she ran with Axel Downard-Wilke on the ticket The Common Good , choosing not to run with The People's Choice.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] resource management commissioner , and a freshwater commissioner at the Office of the Chief Freshwater Commissioner .[ 16] [ 11]
Member of Parliament
Pham was selected by the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand to contest the Banks Peninsula electorate at the 2023 New Zealand general election .[ 4] party list .[ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
In late November 2023, Pham assumed the Green Party's environment, water services, biosecurity, emergency management and recovery, land information, statistics, tourism and hospitality, and customs spokesperson portfolios.[ 20]
Personal life
Pham has two children with her husband Emerson.[ 21] Woolston , Christchurch and moved to Wellington to spend more time together.[ 22]
References
^ Fletcher, Jack (22 August 2017). "Councillor's music video takes on freshwater pollution" . Stuff . Retrieved 20 May 2023 . ^ Mann, Britt; McKeen, Chris (27 May 2018). "125 years of suffrage: Meet NZ's next generation of rebel women" . Retrieved 21 May 2023 . ^ Cowan, John (26 June 2023). "Real Life with John Cowan: From ecologist to 6th on the list, Greens candidate Lan Pham on impressive entry into politics" . Newstalk ZB . Retrieved 21 July 2024 . ^ a b Kenny, Lee (20 February 2023). "Former ECan councillor Lan Pham to contest Banks Peninsula at general election" . Stuff . Retrieved 20 May 2023 . ^ a b c d Mathias, Shanti (18 September 2023). "Meet Lan Pham, the MP-in-waiting who loves native fish and hates politics" . The Spinoff . Retrieved 21 July 2024 . ^ "Massey University graduates database search" . Massey University . Retrieved 21 May 2023 .^ "Graduate Search" . University of Otago . Retrieved 21 May 2023 .^ Law, Faculty of. "Congratulations to Lan Pham" . University of Otago . Retrieved 20 May 2023 . ^ Pham, Lan Thi (2013). Rotenone use for native fish conservation: Macroinvertebrate community recovery and the reintroduction of a native galaxiid ( Galaxias fasciatus) following piscicide treatment in two streams hdl :10523/4081 . ^ "Behind New Zealand's clean, green image is a dirty reality" . ABC News . 15 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2023 .^ a b David Williams (26 September 2023). "The Sure Things: Lan Pham goes from hermit life to public life" . Newsroom . Retrieved 26 September 2023 . ^ "2016 Triennial Elections: Declaration of Result" . Environment Canterbury . 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2017.^ Gorman, Paul (23 October 2019). "Which councillors are eyeing up the chair at Environment Canterbury?" . Stuff . Retrieved 20 May 2023 . ^ "Time to 'throw an axel in the works' . The Star ^ "2019 Triennial Elections: Declaration of Result" . Environment Canterbury . 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2023.^ "Lan Pham | Banks Peninsula | List Rank #6" . Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand . Retrieved 27 September 2023 .^ "Green Party unveils its list for October's general election" . NZ Herald . 21 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023 .^ "Banks Peninsula – Official Result" . Electoral Commission . Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023 .^ "2023 General Election: Successful candidates" . Electoral Commission . 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023 .^ "Greens unveil portfolio spokespeople" . 1News Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024 .^ Lopez, India (26 January 2024). "Green Party MP Lan Pham on putting family first" . Now to Love . Are Media . Retrieved 21 July 2024 . ^ Croad, Maddy (20 July 2024). "A real struggle: MP moves cities to juggle work and family" . The Press . Retrieved 21 July 2024 .
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