Mark Peck
| Mark Peck | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 July 1953 Hamilton, Ohio |
| Political party | Labour |
| Residence | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mark Everett Peck (born 16 July 1953) is a New Zealand politician and a member of the Labour Party. He is a Wellington city councillor, and was MP for Invercargill from 1993 to 2005.
Early life
Peck was born in the town of Hamilton, Ohio, and arrived in New Zealand in 1963.[1] His father, Reverend Robert Logan Peck, was an Anglican priest, journalist and politician, and stimulated Mark's interest in politics at an early age, leading him to seek positions in the Labour influenced trade unions.
Professional life
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1993–1996 | 44th | Invercargill | Labour | |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | Invercargill | 21 | Labour |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | Invercargill | 27 | Labour |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | Invercargill | 28 | Labour |
Peck won the National dominated electorate of Invercargill in the 1993 elections. He held this seat until retiring from Parliament twelve years later in 2005.
During his hiatus from politics, he has been a director of the anti-smoking organisation Smokefree Coalition.[2] Since 2009 he has run a cafe "Little Peckish" in central Wellington with his wife Margaret.[3]
In October 2013, Peck successfully ran for Wellington City Council in the Lambton ward.[4]
Peck voted for Wellington City Council to introduce a 'living wage' for council employees. However he did not intend to apply a living wage to those he employs in his cafe.[5]
Personal life
In 2005, after crashing his car while drink driving, Peck spoke publicly about his addiction to alcohol and how he had checked himself into an addiction rehabilitation centre.[6]
References
- ↑ Temple, Philip (1994). Temple’s Guide to the 44th New Zealand Parliament. Dunedin: McIndoe Publishers. p. 78. ISBN 0 86868 159 8.
- ↑ "Smokefree Coalition Director Walks Out of Seminar". Scoop. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ↑ "Feeling peckish, head to Dukes Arcade". Stuff. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- ↑ "Wellington City Council 2013 Triennial Elections: Preliminary Result" (PDF). Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Katie Chapman and Olivia Wannan (12 December 2013). "Living wage voted in despite criticism". The Dominion Post.
- ↑ Gregory, Angela (5 February 2005). "MP owns up to his alcoholism". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
External links
- Mark Peck on Facebook
- 2013 election profile on Vote.co.nz
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Rob Munro |
Member of Parliament for Invercargill 1993–2005 |
Succeeded by Eric Roy |