Whips elected
Tuesday, 1 November 2005, 1:05 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Government
1 November 2005
Whips elected
Prime Minister Helen
Clark said today that Christchurch Central MP Tim Barnett
has been elected as the Senior Government Whip, and Otaki MP
Darren Hughes has been elected as the Junior Government
Whip.
Both MPs were elected unopposed at this morning's
meeting of the Labour caucus.
Mr Barnett has been an MP
for nine years, during which time he has served as Chair of
the Justice and Electoral Select Committee.
Mr Hughes has
been an MP for three years, and was first elected as Junior
Whip in February 2004.
Helen Clark congratulated the MPs
on their new positions.
"Tim and Darren are very
experienced in the workings of Parliament and have a strong
knowledge of the Standing Orders, qualities which will serve
them well during this term of
Parliament."
ENDS
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