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Liz Gordon was born on 8 September, 1955 in Preston, Lancashire, England, is a New Zealand politician. Discover Liz Gordon'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 68 years old?

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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 8 September, 1955
Birthday 8 September
Birthplace Preston, Lancashire, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1955

Elizabeth Audrey Gordon (born 8 September 1955) is a former New Zealand politician.

Elizabeth Audrey Gordon (known as Liz) was born in Preston, England, on 8 September 1955, but brought up in the south of England from the age of one.

Her parents split up when she was seven, and she and her sister, Christine, spent a number of years at King Edward's School, Witley, Surrey, as boarding pupils.

Gordon left school at 15 and moved to London, where she worked for a year and met her first husband, a New Zealander.

1972

She moved to New Zealand in September 1972, still aged 16.

1974

She married in 1974 and had her daughter, Sonya, in 1976.

Before and after the birth of her daughter, Gordon became increasingly housebound with severe agoraphobia.

It was suggested to her that she go to university to resume her education.

1979

She enrolled as an adult student in 1979 at Massey University in Palmerston North.

1982

She did a BA in psychology and education, earning a Massey scholarship in 1982, completed a Master of Arts with first class honours in 1983, and a PhD in Education in 1989.

Gordon was originally a member of the Labour Party, having joined in 1982.

1988

She served on its executive in 1988, but resigned from the party in April 1989 to become a founding member of the NewLabour Party.

1990

In 1990 she took up a lectureship at the University of Canterbury.

She has held a number of honours and awards, including a doctoral scholarship, a Fulbright Travel Award, a Claude McCarthy fellowship and a Fellowship to the Institute of Education, University of London.

1996

She was an MP from 1996 to 2002, representing the Alliance.

She was first elected to Parliament as a list MP for the Alliance, of which NewLabour was a component party, in the 1996 election, coming third in, and was re-elected in the 1999 election, again placing third in Christchurch Central.

When the Alliance collapsed, Gordon sided with the faction led by Laila Harré and Matt McCarten, and remained with the Alliance when Jim Anderton left to form a breakaway party.

2002

In the 2002 election, she was ranked fourth on the party list, but the Alliance did not win any seats.

2006

She wrote a weekly opinion column for the Christchurch Press between 2006 and 2008.

2007

After leaving Parliament, Gordon attended the University of Canterbury as an adult student, graduating with a law degree in 2007.

2008

She was admitted to the bar in November 2008.

She then went on to study further in Māori language and culture and computer studies.

2009

She spent four years on the Massey University Council, including a period as Pro-Chancellor, is an active member (and National President, since 2009) of the Quality Public Education Coalition, a Council member of the Howard League for Penal Reform (since 2005) and is active in local body affairs.

2010

In April 2010, Gordon announced that she would contest the mayoral contest for Christchurch City Council in the October 2010 election.

Gordon stepped back from the mayoralty race in August 2010 and chose instead to run for one of the Riccarton-Wigram Ward seats on the council.

After the election results were announced she was found not to have secured a Council seat, the winners being from the Christchurch 2021 group and Independent Citizens respectively.

and was ranked several places below the qualifying number.

She has since returned to her previous work as listed below.

Since leaving Parliament, Gordon run a small research and evaluation agency called Network Research Associates, which has since been renamed Pukeko Research.

2015

As of 2015 Gordon sits as a council member of the Royal Society of New Zealand, in this she has undertaken the role of constituent organisational representative.