Ian Ewen-Street (born 1949) is a New Zealand politician. He was a member of the

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and a Member of the New Zealand Parliament for the Greens from 1999 to 2005. He has been prominent in advocacy for

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and

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Political career

In the , when the Green Party was part of the

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, Ewen-Street was the Alliance candidate for the Kaikoura electorate, where he came fourth in the candidate vote. His

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of 52 was far too low to enter Parliament as a

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. He first entered Parliament as a list MP in the 1999 election, having been ranked third on the newly independent Green Party's

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. He was re-elected in the 2002 election. In June 2004, however, he announced that he would be retiring from politics at the next election, saying that the birth of his daughter meant that he wanted to spend more time at home. In August 2006, Ewen-Street joined the National Party, saying his passion for the environment hasn't changed, but he believes more progress can be made through a major party such as National.

Personal life

Ewen-Street was in a relationship with Sue Grey, a Nelson lawyer. Ewen-Street resigned from parliament when he fell in love with Grey while she was appearing before his

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on the scampi inquiry. Ewen-Street laid a police complaint when Grey was fired from the Department of Conservation, alleging

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. In 2003 Ewen-Street divorced Margaret O'Brien, his wife of 16 years, and had a daughter with Grey named Ysabella; Grey had two children from a previous relationship.

References

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