Friday 24 February 2017 Angie Warren-Clark
selected as Labour’s 2017 candidate for Bay of Plenty
Angie Warren-Clark has been selected as the Labour Party
candidate for Bay of Plenty for the 2017 General
Election.
“I am pleased to be Labour’s candidate
for the 2017 election and I look forward to representing all
communities across the Bay of Plenty electorate in
Parliament,” said Angie Warren-Clark.
Angie
Warren-Clark is the manager of Tauranga Women’s Refuge.
She has worked in the electorate for 10 plus years in the
field of domestic violence and is a non-practicing barrister
and solicitor. She has two grown children, both living
overseas. Angie and her husband Blair own a building
business and live in Papamoa in the heart of the Bay of
Plenty electorate.
Labour’s President, Nigel
Haworth, said: “Angie joins our growing list of energetic
and fresh candidates who will stand for Labour in 2017. Our
focus is on electing a strong, Labour-led government next
year that will rise to the challenge, back the Kiwi Dream
and build a better New Zealand.”
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