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Jenny Marcroft was born on 1963, is a New Zealand politician (born 1963). Discover Jenny Marcroft's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?
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Timeline
Jennifer Lyn Marcroft (born 1963) is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the New Zealand First party.
During the 1990s as a newsreader she was told not to say "kia ora" at the beginning of bulletins, but decided to persist anyway.
In Marcroft stood for New Zealand First in the electorate and was placed ninth on New Zealand First's party list.
She duly entered parliament via the party list.
She served from 2017 to 2020, and returned in the 2023 New Zealand general election.
Both Marcroft's parents died during her childhood leaving her an orphan at 16.
She then lived with a violent step-father in Rotorua who motivated her to run away from home.
She is part Māori on her father's side and identifies as Ngāpuhi.
Marcroft's mother was a family friend of former Deputy-Prime Minister Don McKinnon, who supported her entry into politics.
Marcroft had a career spanning over 30 years in the broadcasting industry, mostly reading the news on the radio for Independent Radio News, however she also read the news on television for TV3 at times.
During her career she worked to ensure her pronunciation of Māori names was correct, receiving criticism for doing so.
On 15 November 2017, she was appointed to Parliament's environment select committee.
On 24 October 2018, Marcroft was appointed to Parliament's health select committee.
Following the formation of a Labour-led coalition government on 19 October 2019, Marcroft was designated as New Zealand First's spokesperson on the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), arts, culture and heritage, broadcasting, communication IT, conservation, environment, health and human rights.
On 30 June 2019, Marcroft was appointed to the Parliamentary Service Commission's artworks committee.
On 23 October 2019, Marcroft successfully secured an amendment into David Seymour's End of Life Choice Bill that the Government hold a binding referendum on decriminalising euthanasia.
In justifying her call for a referendum on euthanasia, Marcroft stated that "this issue basically, directly affects the fabric of society and so we believe that temporarily empowered politicians … we alone should not decide on the bill."
Parliament voted by a tight margin of 63 to 57 to incorporate the referendum amendment into the Bill.
During the 2020 general election held on 17 October, Marcroft contested the Auckland Central electorate, coming sixth place.
She and her fellow NZ First MPs also lost their seats after the party's vote dropped to 2.6%, below the five percent threshold needed to enter Parliament.
In late January 2021, Marcroft along with fellow former MP Tracey Martin left New Zealand First, expressing skepticism that the party would be able to contest the next general election and opining that the party needed to rebuild and return to its roots.
She then subsequently joined the Labour Party.
By October 2022 Marcroft was involved with New Zealand First again and was an attendant at the party's annual conference in Christchurch.
Following the 2022 Auckland mayoral election, incoming Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown hired Marcroft as an advisor.
At New Zealand First's campaign launch for the 2023 general election Marcroft announced the party's proposal to reform Pharmac and increase the medicines budget by 1.3 billion dollars.
On 16 September 2023 Marcroft was ranked fifth place on New Zealand First's party list and stood in the Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate.
During the 2023 election, Marcroft came fourth place in the Kaipara ki Mahurangi electorate, gaining 2,531 votes.
However, she was re-elected to Parliament on the NZ First party list.
NZ First reentered Parliament, with 6.08% of the popular vote and eight seats.
Following the formation of the National-led coalition government, she assumed the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Media and Communications.
