Iain Lees-Galloway
Iain Lees-Galloway | |
|---|---|
Lees-Galloway in 2020 | |
| 2nd Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety | |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 22 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
| Preceded by | Michael Woodhouse |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Little |
| 56th Minister of Immigration | |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 22 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
| Preceded by | Michael Woodhouse |
| Succeeded by | Kris Faafoi |
| 13th Minister for ACC | |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 22 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
| Preceded by | Michael Woodhouse |
| Succeeded by | Carmel Sepuloni |
| Deputy Leader of the House | |
| In office 26 October 2017 – 22 July 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
| Preceded by | Michael Woodhouse |
| Succeeded by | Michael Wood |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Palmerston North | |
| In office 8 November 2008 – 17 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Maharey |
| Succeeded by | Tangi Utikere |
| Majority | 6,392 (2017) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 September 1978 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Party | The Opportunities Party Labour (formerly) |
| Alma mater | Massey University |
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Iain Francis Lees-Galloway (born 18 September 1978), initially Iain Galloway, is a New Zealand former politician.
A former union organiser, Lees-Galloway was a Labour Party Member of Parliament from 2008 to 2020, representing the Palmerston North electorate. From 2017 until his dismissal in 2020 he was the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety, Minister of Immigration, and Minister for ACC in the Sixth Labour Government.
After leaving his parliamentary career Lees-Galloway joined The Opportunities Party and by 2025 had become the party's general manager.