Lawrence Xi Xu-Nan () is a New Zealand politician who has been a
Green Party list MP since 6 March 2024.
Early life
Xu-Nan was born in
Tianjin and as of 2023 has lived in New Zealand for 25 years.
He has a doctorate in
egyptology from the
University of Auckland and is currently studying law.
Political career
Xu-Nan joined the
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. He was the party's male policy co-convenor from 2020 to 2023 and party co-convenor from 2023.
At the
2020 general election
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Xu-Nan contested the electorate and was placed 17th on the Green Party list.
In 2023 Xu-Nan contested the electorate. He was placed 16th on the Green Party list, but was ranked too low to win a list seat at the election. Following the death of
Efeso Collins on 21 February 2024, Xu-Nan was declared elected as a member of Parliament by the
Electoral Commission on 6 March.
Personal life
Xu-Nan is
queer
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.
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References
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Living people
21st-century New Zealand LGBT people
21st-century New Zealand politicians
Chinese emigrants to New Zealand
People from Tianjin
University of Auckland alumni
Unsuccessful candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election
Unsuccessful candidates in the 2023 New Zealand general election
Queer men
New Zealand queer people
Queer politicians
Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand MPs
LGBT members of the Parliament of New Zealand
New Zealand list MPs
Year of birth missing (living people)