Gerry Eckhoff
Gerrard Mortland "Gerry" Eckhoff[1] farms sheep and beef in the high country near Roxburgh, Central Otago.[2] He is a former New Zealand politician, having served as an ACT New Zealand Member of Parliament.
Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | List | 9 | ACT |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | List | 8 | ACT |
He was first elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 1999 election, having been ranked ninth on ninth ACT party list.[3] In the 2002 election, he was ranked eighth, and remained in Parliament.[4]
He was an ACT party spokesperson on agriculture, fisheries, forestry, biosecurity, rural affairs and land use issues. He remained a list MP until the 2005 election,[5] in which he was again ranked eights, but only two ACT MPs were returned.[1]
Outside Parliament
Eckhoff was working for the Meat Industry Excellence Group for a while, but he resigned in April 2013 over differences in strategy.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ Eckhoff, Gerry. "The Rattle of a Grumpy (Old?) Man". New Zealand Centre for Political Research. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ↑ "Urban-rural vote split challenging". Television New Zealand. 19 September 2005. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
- ↑ Rae, Sally (4 April 2013). "Eckhoff exits meat group over fears". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 26 August 2013.