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Carmel Jean Sepuloni (born 1977) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 20th deputy prime minister of New Zealand. A member of the Labour Party, she was first elected to Parliament in 2008 for a three-year term as a list Member of Parliament (MP) and was re-elected as MP for Kelston in 2014.
Carmel Sepuloni is the MP for Kelston and the Deputy Prime Minister since January 2023. She has a background in health and education, and has advocated for social justice, disability rights and Pacific issues.
Carmel Sepuloni is a Samoan, Tongan and New Zealand European MP who has served in various ministerial portfolios, including Social Development and Employment, Arts, Culture and Heritage, and Auckland. She is the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and the first Pacific woman to be Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand.
May 28, 2024 · Carmel Sepuloni is the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and the Labour Party Spokesperson for Social Development, Pacific Peoples, Auckland Issues and Child Poverty Reduction. She has been a Member of Parliament for Kelston since 2008 and also chairs the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, New Zealand Group.
When Carmel Sepuloni stepped out in public ahead of being sworn in as the country’s first deputy prime minister of Pacific descent, there was no doubt about who she was and where she...
Jan 22, 2023 · A mother, daughter of a migrant and an “OG Taranaki girl”. That’s some of the ways new deputy prime minister Carmel Sepuloni describes herself. She is also the first New Zealander of Pacific Island heritage to take on the role.
Jan 22, 2023 · Learn about the background, career and achievements of Carmel Sepuloni, who will take up the role of deputy prime minister under Chris Hipkins. Find out how she became a MP, a minister and a leader in the Labour Party.
