Ngoc-Lan Thi Pham (born 1985 or 1986) is a New Zealand politician and ecologist.[1] She was a regional councillor for Environment Canterbury for six years and was elected to Parliament as a Green in the 2023 New Zealand general election.
Lan Pham | |
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.jpg) Pham in 2023 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green party list | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2023 | |
| Canterbury Regional Councillor for Christchurch Central Christchurch (2016–2019) | |
| In office October 2016 – October 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39) |
| Political party | Green |
| Other political affiliations | The People's Choice (2016–2019) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Ecologist |
Early life and career
editPham was born in 1985 or 1986[2] to a Catholic mother of English and Irish ancestry and a Buddhist Vietnamese father.[3][4][5] Pham's mother was a supporter of the Alliance and Labour.[5] She grew up in Brooklyn, Wellington and attended Sacred Heart Cathedral School and St Mary's College, Wellington.[5] She moved to Palmerston North to study and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in ecology from Massey University in 2009.[5][6] Pham moved to the South Island to work for the 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] Pham's professional specialisation is in the rivers of Canterbury.[10]
Political career
editLocal government
editPham 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] She stood as a candidate for the four-member Christchurch constituency under the ticket The People's Choice–Independent and received the most votes of the eight candidates.[12] In the 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] She was re-elected to the council in the new Christchurch Central constituency.[15] Pham has been a resource management commissioner, and a freshwater commissioner at the Office of the Chief Freshwater Commissioner.[16][11]
Member of Parliament
edit| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–present | 54th | List | 6 | Green | |
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] She was placed at number six on the national party list.[17] During the 2023 election, Pham came third place in the Banks Peninsula electorate but was elected to Parliament on the party list.[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
editPham has two children with her husband Emerson.[21] In 2024, Pham and her family sold their home in Woolston, Christchurch and moved to Wellington to spend more time together.[22]
References
edit- ^ 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 (MSc thesis). OUR Archive, University of Otago. 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. 25 July 2019. p. 4.
- ^ "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. 29 November 2023. 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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