Co-leader of New Zealand’s Green Party James Shaw today announced he has stepped down from the role he has held for the past nine years.
His resignation was expected after the Greens were pushed out of parliament at 2023 general election.
New Zealand Green Party Leader Resigns
‘It has been the privilege of my lifetime to serve as New Zealand’s climate change minister for the last six years and as Green Party co-leader for nine.’
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks as she stands next to outgoing New Zealand Green Party leader James Shaw in Wellington, New Zealand, Oct. 24, 2017. REUTERS/Nicolaci da Costa
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Jim Birchall
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Jim Birchall has written and edited for several regional New Zealand publications. He was most recently the editor of the Hauraki Coromandel Post.
