Julie Fairey is a New Zealand politician who is an

Auckland Council Auckland Council ( mi, Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau) is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a regional council and so is ...

lor. In 2022, Fairey was elected as one of two councillors representing the

Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa ward The Albert-Eden-Puketāpapa Ward is an Auckland Council ward which elects two councillors and covers the Albert-Eden Local Board, Albert-Eden and Puketāpapa Local Board, Puketāpapa Local Boards. Currently the councillors are Christine Fletcher an ...

Early life

Before becoming a local board member, Fairey worked in early childhood education, and was active among education unions.

Political career

Fairey ran unsuccessfully as the Alliance candidate for Epsom in 2002. She ran as a list candidate in 2005. Fairey was elected to the Puketāpapa Local Board in the 2010 Auckland local board elections. She served as the chair of the board from 2013 to 2016, and as the deputy chair for the first half of the 2019–2022 term. In the 2022 local body elections, Fairey was elected as one of two councillors for the

. She took office on 16 October 2022.

Personal life

Fairey's spouse is Mount Roskill MP Michael Wood. Both ran campaigns as electorate MPs in 2002, and together were elected to the Puketāpapa Local Board in 2010.

References

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