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David Shearer
MBE MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Mount AlbertIncumbent Assumed office
13 June 2009Preceded by Helen Clark Majority 10,351 Personal details Born July 28, 1957
AucklandNationality New Zealand Political party New Zealand Labour Party David James Shearer, MBE (born 28 July 1957) is a humanitarian worker and politician from New Zealand. He won the Mount Albert by-election on 13 June 2009 to become a Member of the Parliament of New Zealand for the Labour Party. He was named (together with his wife) as New Zealander of the Year by the New Zealand Herald in 1992.[1]
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Early life
Shearer was born and brought up in Auckland. He attended Papatoetoe High School, where he was head boy.[1] He then graduated from the University of Auckland with a BSc and the University of Canterbury with a MSc (Hons) in Resource Management.[2] Between 1983 to 1987 he was a teacher at Massey High School and Onehunga High School.[2]
Public policy
Shearer has conducted various assignments with the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Save the Children Fund, and the International Crisis Group, and is the author of numerous publications in the areas of humanitarian affairs and conflict resolution.[3]
In 1992 Shearer, and his wife Anuschka Meyer, were named the New Zealanders of the Year by the New Zealand Herald after running one of the biggest aid camps in Somalia.[1] In 1993 New Years Honours List he was awarded a MBE by the United Kingdom for his work in Somalia.[2][4]
United Nations
In 1995 Shearer joined the United Nations, serving as the Senior Humanitarian Affairs Adviser in Liberia.[3]
In 1999 Shearer served in various posts including as the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator for the United Nations in Rwanda, the Senior Humanitarian Adviser in Albania and as the Chief of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Belgrade.[3] He then left the United Nations to work as an adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Phil Goff.
In 2002 Shearer returned to the United Nations, serving as a Senior Adviser to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.[3]
In February 2003 Shearer was appointed head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Jerusalem.[3] During the conflict in Lebanon in 2006 he served as the Humanitarian Coordinator.[5]
In 2007 Shearer was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as his Deputy Special Representative (Humanitarian, Reconstruction and Development) for Iraq.[3] While in Iraq Shearer also served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator and the Humanitarian Coordinator.
Member of Parliament
Parliament of New Zealand Years Term Electorate Party 2009–present 49th Mt Albert Labour 
A billboard in Mt Albert, 2009
Before his election as a Member of Parliament Shearer had twice previously stood for the Labour party; in 1999 he stood as a list only candidate and in 2002 he unsuccessfully contested Whangarei.
In May 2009 he returned to New Zealand to successfully contest the Labour party nomination for Mt. Albert against seven other candidates.[6] He then won the 2009 Mt Albert by-election on 13 June 2009 with 13,260 votes, a majority of 9,718 over National's Melissa Lee.[7]
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References
- ^ a b c Gower, Patrick (23 April 2009). "UN 'special guy' eyes Mt Albert seat". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10568104. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ a b c David Shearer C.V. Scoop.co.nz
- ^ a b c d e f SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS DAVID Shearer Of New ZeAland Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, 2007
- ^ [1] 1993 New Years Honours List
- ^ Interview with David Shearer, UN Humanitarian Coordinator IRIN, 23 August 2006
- ^ Field, Michael (3 May 2009). "David Shearer Labour's man in Mt Albert". Stuff.co.nz. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/2380732/David-Shearer-Labours-man-in-Mt-Albert. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Anna Rushworth and Nicola Shepheard (14 June 2009). "Shearer defends 'fortress' for Labour". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10578352.
Parliament of New Zealand Preceded by
Helen ClarkMember of Parliament for Mount Albert
2009-Incumbent Categories:- 1957 births
- Living people
- New Zealand Labour Party MPs
- University of Canterbury alumni
- University of Auckland alumni
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