Rachel Brooking

Rachel Jane Brooking[1] (born 18 October 1975)[2] is a New Zealand Member of Parliament for the Labour Party. She first became an MP at the 2020 New Zealand general election.[3] She is a lawyer by profession.

Rachel Brooking

MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour party list
Assumed office
17 October 2020
Personal details
Born (1975-10-18) 18 October 1975
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Dr Chris Jackson
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Otago
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

Brooking has a double degree in ecology and law from the University of Otago.[4]

Prior to entering Parliament, Brooking worked as a lawyer.[5] She specialised in environmental, resource management and local government law, and worked for a period for the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in Wellington.[4] Brooking had also been appointed by Cabinet to a group to review the Resource Management Act 1991.[2][6] She is the Chair of the Otago/Southland branch of the Resource Management Law Association.[3]

Brooking became a student activist in 1994, her first year at university, protesting against education minister Lockwood Smith due to excessively high student fees. Later she was voted president of the Otago University Students' Association in 1997.[4] In 2010, Brooking was appointed to the board of the Otago University Bookshop, and in 2019 to the board of Dunedin International Airport.[3]

Political career
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2020–present 53rd List 46 Labour

At the 2020 election Brooking stood for Parliament for the Labour Party. She hoped to be Labour's candidate for the Dunedin South electorate, later renamed Taieri, but Labour selected Ingrid Leary instead.[7] Brooking was ranked 46th on the party list,[8] which was a high enough ranking to enter Parliament.[9] The day after the election was also her birthday.[2]

Personal life

Brooking is married to Dr Chris Jackson, a cancer specialist who is the medical director of the Cancer Society. They have three children.[2][3]

References
  1. "Event - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz.
  2. Law, Tina (18 October 2020). "Double celebration for new Labour list MP". Stuff. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. "Election 2020: The 40 diverse new MPs entering Parliament". Newstalk ZB. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020 – via The New Zealand Herald.
  4. Houlahan, Mike (19 October 2020). "From student activist to Labour list MP". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. McNeilly, Hamish (20 February 2020). "Simon Bridges confident National can breach Labour's southern stronghold". Stuff. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. Dolor, Sol (18 September 2019). "Senior Anderson Lloyd lawyers join environment advisory panels". www.thelawyermag.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. Houlahan, Mike (2 March 2020). "Labour picks Dunedin South seat candidate". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. "Labour announces list for 2020 Election". Labour. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  9. "2020 General Election and Referendums - Official Result Successful Candidates". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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