Jenny Salesa

Jenny Salesa MP

Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Manukau East
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 September 2014
Preceded by	Ross Robertson
Majority	13,254 in 2014
Personal details
Born	Tonga
Political party	Labour
Profession	Public servant

Jennifer Teresia "Jenny" Salesa (née Latu) 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 Labour Party. She is of Tongan heritage and is married to university academic Damon Salesa.^[1]

Political career

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
2014–present	51st	Manukau East	31	Labour

Before being selected to replace Ross Robertson in the Manukau East seat when he retired at the 2014 election Salesa had worked in the public sector, and overseas in the United States.^[2]

References

↑ "Jenny Salesa to stand for Labour in Manukau East". Pacific Guardians. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
↑ Jenny Salesa named as Labour candidate for the Manukau East electorate newstalkzb.co.nz, 22 February 2014

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Ross Robertson	Member of Parliament for Manukau East 2014–present	Incumbent

New Zealand Labour Party

Party leaders Names in bold served as prime minister of New Zealand	Harry Holland (1919–33) Michael Joseph Savage (1933–40) Peter Fraser (1940–50) Walter Nash (1950–63) Arnold Nordmeyer (1963–65) Norman Kirk (1965–74) Bill Rowling (1974–83) David Lange (1983–89) Geoffrey Palmer (1989–90) Mike Moore (1990–93) Helen Clark (1993–2008) Phil Goff (2008–11) David Shearer (2011–13) David Cunliffe (2013–14) Andrew Little (2014–present)

Party presidents	James McCombs (1916–17) Andrew Walker (1917–18) Tom Paul (1918–20) Peter Fraser (1920–21) Frederick Cooke (1921–22) Tom Brindle (1922–26) Bob Semple (1926–28) John Archer (1928–29) Jim Thorn (1929–31) Rex Mason (1931–32) Bill Jordan (1932–33) Frank Langstone (1933–34) Tim Armstrong (1934–35) Walter Nash (1935–36) Clyde Carr (1936–37) James Roberts (1937–50) Arnold Nordmeyer (1950–55) Michael Moohan (1955–60) Martyn Finlay (1960–64) Norman Kirk (1964–66) Norman Douglas (1966–70) Bill Rowling (1970–72) Charles Bennett (1972–76) Arthur Faulkner (1976–78) Jim Anderton (1979–84) Margaret Wilson (1984–87) Rex Jones (1987–88) Ruth Dyson (1988–93) Maryan Street (1993–95) Michael Hirschfeld (1995–99) Bob Harvey (1999–2000) Mike Williams (2000–09) Andrew Little (2009–11) Moira Coatsworth (2011–15) Nigel Haworth (2015–present)

Current Members of Parliament Names without electorates are list MPs (List of former MPs)	Leader: Andrew Little Deputy Leader: Annette King (Rongotai) Jacinda Ardern David Clark (Dunedin North) Clayton Cosgrove David Cunliffe (New Lynn) Clare Curran (Dunedin South) Kelvin Davis (Te Tai Tokerau) Ruth Dyson (Port Hills) Kris Faafoi (Mana) Phil Goff (Mount Roskill) Peeni Henare (Tāmaki Makaurau) Chris Hipkins (Rimutaka) Iain Lees-Galloway (Palmerston North) Nanaia Mahuta (Hauraki-Waikato) Trevor Mallard (Hutt South) Sue Moroney Damien O'Connor (West Coast-Tasman) David Parker Grant Robertson (Wellington Central) Adrian Rurawhe (Te Tai Hauāuru) Jenny Salesa (Manukau East) Carmel Sepuloni (Kelston) David Shearer (Mount Albert) William Sio (Māngere) Rino Tirikatene (Te Tai Tonga) Phil Twyford (Te Atatū) Louisa Wall (Manurewa) Meka Whaitiri (Ikaroa-Rāwhiti) Poto Williams (Christchurch East) Megan Woods (Wigram)

Labour governments	First (1935–49) Second (1957–60) Third (1972–75) Fourth (1984–90) Fifth (1999–2008)

Labour opposition	Holland Nordmeyer Goff Shearer Cunliffe Little

Leadership elections	1919 1933 1940 1951 1954 1963 1965 1974 1980 1983 1989 1990 1993 2008 2011 2013 2014

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