Ria Bond
| Ria Bond MP | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for New Zealand First party list | |
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Assumed office 28 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Winston Peters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 39–40) |
| Children | two |
Ria Iris Daphne Bond (née Shortland, born 1976) is a New Zealand politician and former hairdresser. She was appointed to the House of Representatives as a New Zealand First list MP following Winston Peters winning the March 2015 Northland by-election.
Early life and family
Bond attended Highbury Primary School (now known as Somerset Crescent School) and Queen Elizabeth College in Palmerston North. She has two children; her daughter started high school in 2015 and a son who started a degree at the University of Otago in 2015.[1] Of Ngāti Hine and Ngāpuhi descent, Bond is the great-niece of Sir James Henare.[2]
Hairdressing
Bond was a hairdresser in Invercargill and served as president of the New Zealand Association of Registered Hairdressers (2006–2012).[3][4][5]
Political career
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 2015–present | 51st | List | 12 | NZ First |
She joined New Zealand First in 2011 and was elected to the party's national board in 2012.[6] She left her salon in August 2014, just prior to the 2014 election, when she stood in the Invercargill electorate;[7] this was her first election contest.[8] She placed third in that election and was 12th on the party's list, with New Zealand First winning 11 list seats.[9] Following the election, Bond moved to Wainuiomata, working at Parliament as an executive assistant to Richard Prosser and Mahesh Bindra.[7] When Peters won the Northland by-election on 28 March 2015 and became an electorate MP, Bond was next in line and became a list MP for her party.[7] Bond was sworn in on 28 April 2015.[10]
References
- ↑ McLeod, Hannah (22 September 2014). "Bond celebrates despite defeat". The Southland Times. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ria Bond to be the new list MP for New Zealand First". Māori Television News. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ↑ Jones, Nicholas (23 May 2011). "Hair horror as salon visit goes bad". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Article detail". Imagesmagazine.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ "Contact - New Zealand Association of Registered Hairdressers". Web.archive.org. 2008-10-14. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ↑ McLeod, Hannah (22 June 2012). "Bond joins national board of NZ First". The Southland Times. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- 1 2 3 Trevett, Claire (21 March 2015). "Hairdresser next in line to cut a dash in Parliament if Peters wins". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ Berwick, Louise; McDougall, Nicci; McLeod, Hannah (20 September 2014). "Soper won't stand again as Dowie wins city vote". The Southland Times. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ Railton, Bridget (27 August 2014). "Invercargill woman on NZ First list". The Southland Times. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ria Bond sworn in at Parliament". 3 News. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.