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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.
Hon Carmel Sepuloni is of Samoan, Tongan and NZ European descent. She was born and raised in Waitara but has lived in Auckland since 1996. She is the MP for Kelston, and was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in January 2023.
In the 53rd Labour Government, I served as the Minister for Social Development and Employment, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Minister for Auckland, Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs (Pacific Region).
May 28, 2024 · Sepuloni, Carmel. Published date: 28 May 2024. Labour Party. Sepuloni, Carmel. See where I sit in the debating chamber. Member for Kelston, Labour Party. Date first elected: 08 November 2008. Member of the following Parliaments: 49th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd and 54th. Current Roles. Visit YouTube to see the video description.
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 · New prime minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed that Carmel Sepuloni will take up the role of deputy prime minister. Here’s the backstory. New Zealand’s first Pasifika deputy prime minister....
