Damien O'Connor
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Damien Peter O'Connor is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who served as Minister of Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Minister for Land Information and
O'Connor in 2023
The 2026 New Zealand general election is scheduled to be held on 7 November 2026. Voters will elect 120 members to the House of Representatives under New Zealand's mixed-member proportional voting sys
Damien O'Connor
…affairs and associate trade portfolios. On January 26th 2026, O'Connor confirmed that he would not be contesting the West Coast-Tasman electorate in the 2026 New Zealand general election. O'Connor would instead seek candidacy for the Waitaki electorate. In mid March 2026, O'Connor gained the defence portfolio during a cabinet reshuffle…
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