Marja Lubeck

Maria Josina Elisabeth "Marja" Lubeck[2] (born 1965)[3] is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.

Marja Lubeck

MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour party list
Assumed office
23 September 2017
Personal details
Born1965 (age 55–56)
Political partyLabour
ProfessionTrade unionist[1]

Personal life

Lubeck immigrated from the Netherlands to New Zealand in 1989, and became an international flight attendant for Air New Zealand in 1996. She joined the Flight Attendant and Related Services Association (FARSA) as a delegate and was elected as president of FARSA in 2009, serving four terms.[4][5] She graduated with a law degree in 2014 after studying part-time as a foundation student of the Auckland University of Technology Law School. In February 2017, Lubeck was admitted to the bar as barrister and solicitor of the High Court.[6]

During her time as president of FARSA she was involved in an operational merger arrangement with New Zealand's largest private sector union, E tū, resulting in the FARSA membership endorsing an amalgamation in November 2016. Lubeck served as the lead advocate in negotiations for the major airlines servicing the New Zealand market and was part of the High Performance Engagement (HPE) Leadership Team at Air New Zealand where organised labour and management engage in a consensus-based workplace democracy programme.[7][8]

Political career
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2017–2020 52nd List 32 Labour
2020–present 53rd List 34 Labour

Lubeck stood for Labour in the Rodney electorate in the 2017 election and was placed 32 on Labour's party list.[9] Lubeck did not win the electorate, but entered parliament via the party list.[10]

During the 2020 New Zealand general election, Lubeck contested Kaipara ki Mahurangi but was defeated by incumbent National candidate Chris Penk by a final margin of 4,435 votes.[11] However, Lubeck was elected into Parliament via the party list.[12]

References
  1. "E tū welcomes Labour's Auckland Airport rail link". Scoop. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. "Daily progress for Tuesday, 7 November 2017". New Zealand Parliament. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. "Roll of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives, 1854 onwards" (PDF). New Zealand Parliament. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. "Marja Lubeck". New Zealand Labour Party. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. "Marja Lubeck | Our Members".
  6. "Marja Lubeck: Member of Parliament". New Zealand Asian Leaders. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  7. E Tu (21 November 2016). "Formal merger creates New Zealand's biggest aviation union". Scoop. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. "Marja Lubeck". Auckland University of Technology. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  9. "Revised Labour Party List for the 2017 Election". Scoop.co.nz. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  10. "Successful Candidates". Electoral Commission. 23 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  11. "Kaipara ki Mahurangi – Official Result". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  12. "2020 General Election and Referendums – Official Result Successful Candidates". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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