Maryan Street

Quick Facts

Full Name	Maryan Street
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Apr 5, 1955(1955-04-05)
Age	69
Birthplace	New Plymouth
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	Taranaki
Horoscope	Aries

Maryan Street Biography

Maryan Street is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on April 5, 1955 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. Maryan Street (born 5 April 1955) is a former member of the New Zealand Parliament (MP) for the New Zealand Labour Party. She was Cabinet Minister during the period 2005-2008 of Coalition Government which was headed by the former the Prime Minister Helen Clark. She has been active in field of human rights as well as good governance, specifically for women as well as the labour movement. At the time of the election in 2005 she was the very first female politician who was openly gay appointed to in the New Zealand Parliament. She served as an MP for nine years from 2005 and 2014.

In her inaugural speech in Parliament in 2005, New Zealand Parliament in 2005 Street laid out the human rights agenda. She stated that she was running for public office to fight for social justice , and believed human rights are fundamental to the democratic process. “I am not entering the House to be less than courageous regarding the rights of people who some might want to discredit. I want an inclusive, fair, and tolerant society which is more likely to be productive, peaceful and secure so that children can be raised in. A pluralistic society is stable due to their differences and is not in spite of it. It is precisely the differences between individuals, who work in peace and respect for each otherthat allows the society to be solid and cohesion.”

In 2007 she travelled to Lesotho to join the Commonwealth Expert Team observing the parliamentary elections.

In 2009 the United Nations Development Programme asked her to participate in a seminar in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the issue of power sharing in multi-party democracies.

In her nine years as a Cabinet Minister, she served in various duties. The main areas of responsibility were foreign matters and human rights, as well as workplace relations, higher education as well as economic growth. The Helen Clark-led government between 2005 and 2008, she served as Minister for Housing as well as Minister for the Accident Compensation Corporation, Associate Minister of Tertiary Education, and Associate Minister of Economic Development.

Maryan Street Net Worth

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

Street is a native of New Plymouth. She was was raised at New Plymouth, and studied at Victoria University of Wellington, earning the degree of BA (Hons) in 1976. Then she became a part of the Labour Party in 1984, and was the President of the Labour Party from April 1993 until November 1995. In 1990, she was named director of Labour Studies at Auckland University in Auckland, where she earned an MA on Industrial Relations in 1993. She was on the board of public organizations Housing New Zealand and the Crown Forestry Rental Trust. In 1990, she was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal for her work in New Zealand.

in 1993 Street got in 1993 the New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal for her service to women.

In the 2005 election, Street was ranked thirty-sixth on its party list. This was the second highest position given by Labour in 2005 to a person who was not already a member of Parliament. She also contested the safe National seat of Taranaki-King Country against the incumbent National Party MP, Shane Ardern. Street was elected to parliament as a list MP.

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She returned to Lesotho in 2015 as a member of the Commonwealth Observer Group for the Lesotho National Assembly elections.

Facts & Trivia

Maryan Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Maryan Street celebrates birthday on April 5 of every year.

Street supported the professional development of young leaders from Myanmar who made an official visit to New Zealand in June 2015. Even though she had left Parliament by this time, an overseas aid project funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked her to contribute to its Myanmar Young Leaders Programme.

Top Facts about Maryan Street

1. Maryan Street is a former New Zealand politician.
2. She was a member of the Labour Party.
3. Street served as an MP from 2005-2014.
4. She was also a list MP and Cabinet Minister.
5. Street advocated for LGBT rights and euthanasia legislation.
6. In 2013, she introduced the End of Life Choice Bill.
7. The bill aimed to legalize assisted dying in New Zealand.
8. It did not pass its first reading in Parliament.
9. Street retired from politics in 2014.
10. She now works as an advocate for end-of-life choices.