Daran Ponter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Daran Ponter
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1968(1968-02-20)
Age	56
Birthplace	Kitwe
Country	Zambia
Birth City	Copperbelt Province
Horoscope	Aquarius

Daran Ponter Biography

Daran Ponter is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 20, 1968 in Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, Zambia. Daran Ponter (born 20 February 1968) is a New Zealand local-body politician who at the end of October, 2019, succeeded Chris Laidlaw as the chair of the Greater Wellington Regional Council.

As of May, 2020 the council announced that all tickets would be fully subventioned until June. This means that every bus and train journey absolutely free.

The first time he was elected as a member of the council in the year 2010 and was in office until 2013, after which he failed to win an election. But he was appointed as an additional council member in April of 2016 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of the former chairman Fran Wilde. He was elected for two additional terms in 2016 as well as the year 2019. In the year 2019’s elections, the council was appointed chairperson by the council without opposition.

Daran Ponter Net Worth

Daran Ponter is one of the richest Politician from Zambia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daran Ponter 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ponter was born in Kitwe in Zambia’s central province. The family relocated later in Suva, Fiji where he went to school. After arriving at New Zealand in 1981, Ponter worked as a gas station attendant at Palmerston North before studying sociology and geography at Massey University. After graduating, he earned an MA in Politics and Public Affairs at Victoria University in Wellington. Prior to entering politics, he worked as an official in the regional planning department for the Bay of Plenty and in various departments. Then, he founded an independent consulting firm for public policy together with the help of his spouse Vickie.

Ponter first made an appearance in the race for election in 1998, where Ponter unsuccessfully ran for his seat on the Wellington Regional Council as part of the Labour Party ticket. In 2001, he was a candidate for Wellington City Council in the Eastern Ward, but was again unsuccessful.

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Facts & Trivia

Daran Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Zambia. Daran Ponter celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.