Darren Hughes
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For other people named Darren Hughes, see Darren Hughes (disambiguation).
Darren Colyn Hughes (born 3 April 1978) is a New Zealand former Member of Parliament between 2002 and 2011, first elected at the age of 24. He represented the Labour Party and was a Minister outside Cabinet in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.
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Darren Hughes | |
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25th Minister of Statistics | |
In office 5 November 2007 – 19 November 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
Preceded by | Clayton Cosgrove |
Succeeded by | Maurice Williamson |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Ōtaki | |
In office 27 July 2002 – 8 November 2008 | |
Preceded by | Judy Keall |
Succeeded by | Nathan Guy |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for New Zealand Labour Party list | |
In office 8 November 2008 – 5 April 2011 | |
Succeeded by | Louisa Wall[n 1] |
Personal details | |
Born | (1978-04-03) 3 April 1978 (age 46) |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Political party | Labour |
Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington London School of Economics |
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In 2011, Hughes resigned from Parliament and in 2012, he relocated to the United Kingdom to become the Campaigns and Research Director of the Electoral Reform Society.[1] In 2017, Hughes became Chief Executive of the Electoral Reform Society, based in South London.[2]