Gerry Eckhoff Explained

Gerrard Mortland "Gerry" Eckhoff farms sheep and beef in the high country near Roxburgh, Central Otago.[1] He is a former New Zealand politician, having served as an ACT New Zealand Member of Parliament.

Member of Parliament

He was first elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 1999 election, having been ranked ninth on ACT party list.[2] In the 2002 election, he was ranked eighth, and remained in Parliament.[3]

He was an ACT party spokesperson on agriculture, fisheries, forestry, biosecurity, rural affairs and land use issues. He remained a list MP until the 2005 election,[4] in which he was again ranked eighth, but only two ACT MPs were returned.[5]

Outside Parliament

Eckhoff was working for the Meat Industry Excellence Group for a while, but he resigned in April 2013 over differences in strategy.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eckhoff . Gerry . The Rattle of a Grumpy (Old?) Man . New Zealand Centre for Political Research . 26 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130707074656/http://www.nzcpr.com/guest224.htm . 7 July 2013 . dmy .
  2. Web site: Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties . . 26 August 2013.
  3. Web site: Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties . . 26 August 2013.
  4. News: Urban-rural vote split challenging . 19 September 2005 . . 1 October 2011.
  5. Web site: Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties . . 26 August 2013.
  6. News: Rae . Sally . Eckhoff exits meat group over fears . 26 August 2013 . . 4 April 2013.

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