Chris Hipkins

Chris Hipkins MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Rimutaka
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 November 2008
Preceded by	Paul Swain
Majority	1,904 (2.24%)[1]
Personal details
Born	September 5, 1978 (1978-09-05) (age 33) Wellington, New Zealand
Political party	Labour (since 1996)
Residence	Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Profession	Ministerial Advisor
Website	chrishipkins.co.nz

Christopher John "Chris" Hipkins (born 13 September 1978) is a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is the Labour Party MP for Rimutaka, and was elected for the first time at the 2008 election. Before his election, he worked as a senior adviser to the administration of Prime Minister Helen Clark.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Hipkins was born in the Hutt Valley. He attended Waterloo Primary School, Hutt Intermediate and Hutt Valley Memorial College (later known as Petone College), where he was the Head Boy in 1996. Chris went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Politics and Criminology at Victoria University of Wellington, where he was Student President in 2000 and 2001.^[2]

Professional life

After graduating, Hipkins held a number of jobs, including working as a policy advisor for the Industry Training Federation, and as a training manager for Todd Energy in Taranaki. Hipkins also worked in Parliament as an advisor to Trevor Mallard and Helen Clark.^[2]

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
2008–present	49th	Rimutaka	47	Labour

Hipkins was selected to stand in the Labour seat of Rimutaka, following the retirement of sitting MP Paul Swain. Hipkins won the seat with a majority of 753.^[1]

Following the election, Hipkins was appointed the Labour spokesperson for Internal Affairs.^[3]

In May 2010, Hipkins' Electricity (Renewable Preference) Amendment Bill was drawn from the member's ballot.^[4] It was defeated at its first reading in June.^[4]

Parliament of New Zealand
Preceded by Paul Swain	Member of Parliament for Rimutaka 2008-	Incumbent

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Official Count Results -- Rimutaka". ElectionsNZ. 2008-11-22. http://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2008/electorate-43.html. Retrieved 2010-05-06. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Chris Hipkins - Profile". 2007-12-12. http://chrishipkins.org.nz/?page_id=2. Retrieved 2010-05-06. 
3. ^ "New Zealand Parliament - Hipkins, Chris". New Zealand Parliament. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/MPP/MPs/MPs/8/d/3/49MP155641-Hipkins-Chris.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-06. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Electricity (Renewable Preference) Amendment Bill". New Zealand Parliament. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Legislation/Bills/1/f/3/00DBHOH_BILL9883_1-Electricity-Renewable-Preference-Amendment-Bill.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-06. 

External links

• MPs webpage

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Name	Hipkins, Chris
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Date of birth	1978-09-05
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
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