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Kris Faafoi

Kris Faafoi
Faafoi in 2020
50th Minister of Justice
In office
6 November 2020 – 14 June 2022
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byAndrew Little
Succeeded byKiri Allan
26th Minister for Broadcasting and Media
In office
7 September 2018 – 14 June 2022
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byClare Curran
Succeeded byWillie Jackson
57th Minister of Immigration
In office
22 July 2020 – 14 June 2022
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byIain Lees-Galloway
Succeeded byMichael Wood
13th Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
In office
26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byJacqui Dean
Succeeded byDavid Clark
Minister for Government Digital Services
In office
27 June 2019 – 6 November 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byMegan Woods
Succeeded byDavid Clark (as Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications)
25th Minister of Civil Defence
In office
26 October 2017 – 27 June 2019
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byNathan Guy
Succeeded byPeeni Henare
64th Minister of Customs
In office
20 September 2018 – 27 June 2019
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byMeka Whaitiri
Succeeded byJenny Salesa
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour party list
In office
17 October 2020 – 23 July 2022
Succeeded byDan Rosewarne[n 1]
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Mana
In office
20 November 2010 – 17 October 2020
Preceded byWinnie Laban
Succeeded byBarbara Edmonds
Personal details
Born (1976-06-23) 23 June 1976 (age 47)
NationalityNew Zealand
Political partyLabour
SpouseGina Faafoi-Rogers (former)
Domestic partnerMae Puller
Children3
ProfessionJournalist
Websitebeehive.govt.nz

Kristopher John Faafoi (born 23 June 1976) is a former New Zealand Labour Party politician. He became the Member of Parliament for the Mana electorate in 2010. He did not contest the seat as an electorate MP in 2020 but continued as a list MP. He held a number of ministerial portfolios in the Sixth Labour Government from 2017, until he announced his retirement from politics in June 2022.
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