Te Ururoa Flavell
Māori Party Whip
Member of the Commerce Select Committee
Member of the Business Select Committee
Member of the Standing Orders Committee
SPOKEPERSON ROLES:
Research, Science, and Technology
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
Education (excluding tertiary)
Information Technology
Sport and Recreation
National Library
Civil Defence
Conservation
Commerce
Archive NZ
Defence
Tourism
Racing
NARRATIVE HISTORY
Te Ururoa Flavell belongs to the Ngāti Rangiwewehi and Ngāpuhi tribal nations. He lives with his wife, Erana, in Ngongotaha, Rotorua, and has five children.
Previous to being an MP, Te Ururoa has worked in education circles for most of his life. He has filled leadership positions at all levels of the education sector in teaching, Governance and Management, and has been a teacher, principal, CEO of Whare Wānanga, and an education consultant.
Being in parliament for Te Ururoa is about representing an independent political voice for Māori articulately the dreams and aspirations of our people.
He has also been involved in education programmes about Te Tiriti o Waitangi over many years and deeply involved in the settlements process on behalf of his own iwi and Te Arawa whānui. He is a long standing supporter of the Māori civil rights movement.
PERSONAL HISTORY
Iwi affiliations: Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāpuhi
Marital status Married to Erana and has five children