Lemauga Lydia Sosene

Lemauga Lydia Sosene (born 14 April 1965) is a New Zealand political candidate and a member of the Labour Party.

Lemauga

Lydia Sosene
Personal details
Born (1965-04-14) 14 April 1965
Political partyLabour

Private life

Sosene's parents both emigrated from Samoa to New Zealand in the 1950s. Her father was a founding minister of the Congregational Christian Church in Samoa (EFKS) in Ōtara. Sosene was born in South Auckland in 1965, where she grew up. At some point, her family lived in Henderson in west Auckland.[1] Married to Afoataga Sosene, they live in Favona.[1]

Political career

Sosene joined the Labour Party in 2000.[2] She was first elected to the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu local board in the 2010 local elections. Following the 2013 local elections, she has been the chair of that board[2] and was confirmed in that role after the 2016 local elections.[3]

In her role as chair of the board, Sosene has spoken about the impact of overcrowded housing on Pasifika, and the benefit to Samoans in Auckland of a rise in the minimum wage. [4][5]

At the 2017 general election, Sosene was a list-only candidate placed 44th on the Labour Party list.[6] At the 2020 general election, Sosene was placed 54th on the Labour party list, and did not gain a place in Parliament, although she did take part in the new MP induction process while waiting for the special votes to be counted.[7][8]

References
  1. "Getting candid with ... Lemauga Lydia Sosene". Manukau Courier. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. "Lemauga Lydia Sosene". New Zealand Labour Party. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. Williamson, Jarred; Harrowell, Chris (14 November 2016). "Local boards: South Auckland chairs share their visions". Manukau Courier. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. "Impact of overcrowded housing on Pasifika 'concerning' | Pacific Media Network". pacificmedianetwork.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. "Auckland-based Samoans to benefit from pay rise". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. "Revised Labour Party List for the 2017 Election" (Press release). New Zealand Labour Party. Scoop. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. "Labour announces list for 2020 Election". NZ Labour Party. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  8. "Election results 2020: Special votes - will National's hand weaken, the Māori Party remain, cannabis result flip?". NZ Herald. Retrieved 10 November 2020.


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