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Catherine Delahunty (born 1953) is a current New Zealand MP representing the Green Party who was first elected to parliament in 2008. she is the Green Party spokesperson on Education, Mining (Terrestrial), Toxics and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. In the past she has also held the portfolios of Forestry, Civil Defence, Disability Issues, Women's Affairs, Arts, Culture & Heritage, and the Community & Voluntary Sector.〔(Green Party – MP Profile – Catherine Delahunty )〕 ==Political career== Delahunty was co-convenor of the Green Party from 2003 to 2005. She has been placed high on the Greens' list for several years, just missing getting into Parliament on several occasions. Delahunty was placed at number eight on the Green Party list for the 2008 election. She was elected as a Green Party MP and gained the fourth highest number of candidate votes in the East Coast electorate.〔 〕 In 2011 Delahunty was ranked at number 4 on the final Greens list for the 2011 general elections. In June 2009, Delahunty's Customs and Excise (Sustainable Forestry) Amendment Bill, which would have prohibited the import of timber produced unsustainably or illegally, was drawn from the member's ballot. The bill was defeated at its first reading.〔''New Zealand Parliamentary Debates'' 18 November 2009.〕 Going into the 2014 general election, Delahunty is ranked at number 6 on the Green Party list, a demotion of two places relative to her 2011 ranking. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Catherine Delahunty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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