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Benjamin Doyle
MP
Doyle in 2023
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Green party list
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 October 2024 (2024-10-22)
Preceded byDarleen Tana
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Cody Doyle[1]

1990 or 1991 (age 33–34)
Political partyGreen

Benjamin Cody Doyle (born 1990 or 1991) is a New Zealand politician, representing the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand[2] as a Member of Parliament since replacing Darleen Tana in 2024.

Early life

Doyle was born in 1990 or 1991,[3] and grew up in Whangaparāoa.[4] They[a] held positions of head of Māori at Melville High School and head of social sciences at Rototuna Senior High School.[2][5] They then worked as a kaupapa Māori researcher and facilitator at the University of Waikato,[5] and as a community organiser for artists and LGBTQIA+ communities.[6]

Doyle spoke against allowing the anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (known as Posie Parker) into New Zealand, saying "Posie Parker should not be allowed into Aotearoa. In letting her enter, the minister has chosen to allow hateful anti-trans rhetoric into Aotearoa. That is unacceptable."[5] Doyle has Ngāpuhi and Pākehā affiliations,[5] and identifies as takatāpui (gender diverse) and whaikaha (disabled).[2][7]

Political career

New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2024–pres. 54th List 18 Green

Doyle contested the Hamilton West electorate in the 2023 election.[6] They were 18th on the Green Party list.[8]

Following the removal of Darleen Tana as an MP, Doyle was declared elected on 22 October 2024.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ Doyle uses both they/them and he/him pronouns.[5] This article uses they/them pronouns for consistency.

References

  1. ^ a b Temel, Kristina (22 October 2024). "Declaration by Electoral Commission That Benjamin Cody Doyle is Elected a Member of Parliament". New Zealand Gazette. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Benjamin Doyle candidate profile". Green Party. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ Lardies, Gabi (23 October 2024). "Who is Benjamin Doyle, the soon-to-be Green MP replacing Darleen Tana?". The Spinoff. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Benjamin Doyle profile". University of Waikato.
  5. ^ a b c d e Allen, Benji (24 March 2023). "New Hamilton West Candidate Condemns Posie Parker". Waikato Independent.
  6. ^ a b "Green Party Announces Benjamin Doyle As Candidate For Hamilton West". Scoop New Zealand. 24 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Who is Benjamin Doyle, who the Greens want to replace Darleen Tana?". Radio New Zealand. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Green Party candidate list includes nine Māori". Te Ao News. 20 May 2023.
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