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Owen Jennings is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1996 to 2002, representing the ACT New Zealand party.
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Early years
Before entering politics, Jennings was a farmer. Jennings was active in New Zealand Federated Farmers, becoming its National President in 1990. He served three years. He was a director of the Karamea Dairy Company, Atas Marketing Meat Ltd and Combined Rural Traders Ltd.
Member of Parliament
Parliament of New Zealand Years Term Electorate List Party 1996–1999 45th List 6 ACT 1999–2002 46th List 6 ACT He was first elected to Parliament in the 1996 elections, becoming a list MP. In the 2002 elections he was only ranked 12th, and was not returned to parliament.
Later years
Jennings is now involved in an international charity, Bright Hope World, based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Further reading
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- Clayton, Christopher; Askwith, John E. (eds.) (1991), Agricultural innovation, how to make a difference now: a conference to identify opportunities for New Zealand agriculture, Friday and Saturday 5 & 6 April 1991, MAF Flock House, Bulls: conference proceedings, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, ISBN 0-477-08152-5
- Jennings' contribution is a co-authored paper (with Rodger Slater) entitled: "Innovation on-farm."
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- ACT Members of Parliament. (2001), Closing the gaps: policy papers, Wellington, [N.Z.]: ACT New Zealand Parliamentary Office, ISBN 0-958-21781-5
- Jennings' contribution is a paper entitled: "Local government."
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- Old values, new ideas, Wellington, [N.Z.]: ACT New Zealand Parliamentary Office, 2002
- Jennings' contribution is a paper entitled: "Our rural future."
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- Question of privilege referred 21 July 1998 concerning Buchanan v Jennings : report of the Privileges Committee, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Published under the authority of the House of Representatives, 2005
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