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
[edit | edit source]| 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 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 eighth, but only two ACT MPs were returned.[1]
Outside Parliament
[edit | edit source]Eckhoff was working for the Meat Industry Excellence Group for a while, but he resigned in April 2013 over differences in strategy.[6]
References
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External links
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- Profile at New Zealand Parliament
- Releases and speeches at Beehive.govt.nz
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