Darroch Ball

Darroch Ball
MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for List
Assumed office
20 September 2014
Personal details
Born 1982

Darroch Leicester Ball is a New Zealand politician who was elected to the New Zealand parliament at the 2014 general election as a representative of the New Zealand First.

Early life

Ball attended Liston College (1996–1999) in Henderson, before graduating with a bachelor's degree from the University of Auckland.[1] He was an army officer and then became a science teacher at Waiopehu College.[1][2] He is on the board of trustees of Linton Camp School.[3]

Political career

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate List Party
2014–present 51st List 10 NZ First

Ball was the NZ First electorate committee vice-chairman in Palmerston North.[4] In October 2013, he was elected the party's vice-president for the North Island.[5] He stood in the Palmerston North electorate in the 2014 election and was elected from the New Zealand First list, where he was ranked 10th.[2]

His party spokesperson portfolios comprise Research, Science and Technology, Social Policy/Welfare, Civil Defence and Emergency Issues, Consumer Affairs, and Youth Affairs.

Ball also hosts a weekly radio programme about New Zealand politics on Access Manawatu, his local community access radio station.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Matthew Grocott (2014-09-22). "MP Ball needs introducing". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
  2. 1 2 Bennett, Adam (21 September 2014). "Election results 2014: Winston Peters blames Labour and Greens for rout". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Board of Trustees". Linton Camp School. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Uni more than 'beer and skittles'". Manawatu Standard. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "New Zealand First selects new President" (Press release). NZFirst. Voxy.co.nz. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Issues and current affiars". Association of Community Access Broadcasters. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

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