Iain Lees-Galloway

Quick Facts

Full Name	Iain Lees-Galloway
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 18, 1978(1978-09-18)
Age	46
Birthplace	Auckland
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Auckland
Horoscope	Capricorn

Iain Lees-Galloway Biography

Iain Lees-Galloway is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 18, 1978 in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Lees-Galloway was born on 18 September 1978 in Auckland, where he attended Kings College. He moved to Palmerston North to study at Massey University where he was president of the Massey University Students’ Association in 2005. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Massey in 2016.

He has had three bills drawn from the member’s ballot. In September 2010, his Smoke-free Environments (Removing Tobacco Displays) Amendment Bill was drawn from the member’s ballot, attempting to ban the display of tobacco products and smoking accessories at points of sale. The bill’s objective was subsequently adopted in a Government bill which came into force 23 July 2012. Lees-Galloway’s Electoral (Adjustment of Thresholds) Amendment Bill was also drawn from the member’s ballot in February 2013. It proposed amendments to the Electoral Act 1993, implementing the recommendations of the Electoral Commission with respect to the party vote threshold. In October 2013, his Land Transport (Safer Alcohol Limits for Driving) Amendment Bill, was drawn and progressed to First Reading. This bill would have lowered the allowable blood alcohol content (BAC) from 0.08g to 0.05g per 100mls of blood when driving. The Government announced their own legislation that would do the same after Lees-Galloway’s bill was drawn. The legislation was passed July 2014.

As his party’s spokesperson for Workplace Relations, Lees-Galloway was a leading voice alongside trade unions in the campaign to eliminate zero-hour contracts in New Zealand. In 2016, after a year and a half long campaign that involved tens of thousands of New Zealanders, industrial action by union members, parliamentary negotiations, agreements were made with the National government. Lees-Galloway submitted an amendment to the Employment Standards Legislation Bill that addressed the issue and was approved overwhelmingly. The bill unanimously passed in parliament on 11 March 2016 and took effect April

2016. The legislation is thought to be one of the first laws in the developed world to end the use of deals criticised as exploitative. Lees-Galloway has declared the reforms “a win for working people” of New Zealand.

In October and November 2018, Lees-Galloway was criticised by the opposition National Party over his decision to grant residency to the convicted Czech drug smuggler Karel Sroubek, who had a lengthy criminal record in both the Czech Republic and New Zealand. The case also attracted considerable media interest in New Zealand and led the Czech government to seek Sroubek’s extradition. In December 2018, Lees-Galloway attributed his decision to Immigration New Zealand’s failure to provide information on Sroubek’s criminal activities in the Czech Republic.

Lees-Galloway was confirmed in the 2011 election with a majority increased from 1,117 in 2008 to 3,285 in the latest election. In the 2014 election, Lees-Galloway was challenged by the Mayor of Palmerston North, Jono Naylor, but remained successful. Lees-Galloway had a majority of 2,212 votes over Naylor.

Iain Lees-Galloway Net Worth

Iain Lees-Galloway is one of the richest Politician from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Iain Lees- Galloway 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Iain Francis Lees-Galloway (born 18 September 1978), initially Iain Galloway, is a politician from New Zealand. Since the 2008 general election, he has represented the Palmerston North electorate in Parliament for the Labour Party, succeeding Steve Maharey. Currently, he is the Minister for Workplace Relations, Immigration, and ACC.

Lees-Galloway joined the Labour Party in 2005 and became chairman of the Palmerston North branch in the following year. He was selected as successor to retiring MP Steve Maharey, who became Vice Chancellor of Massey University, in a contested Labour Party selection for the 2008 election. He defeated the National Party candidate, Malcolm Plimmer, with a majority of 1,117 votes.

During his tenure, Lees-Galloway has served as the Labour Party’s spokesperson for Veteran’s Affairs, Transport and, Land Information and has served associate spokesperson for Health. Prior to that, he was associate spokesperson on health (drugs and alcohol) and defence. He served as junior whip for the Labour Party from 2013 to 2014.

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