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The Star
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
New Zealand swears in new deputy prime minister
ACT Party Leader David Seymour has been sworn in as New Zealand deputy prime minister. Photo: AAP WELLINGTON: David Seymour, leader of the libertarian ACT New Zealand party, was sworn in as deputy prime minister on Saturday (May 31), taking the role from Winston Peters in a deal struck when the three-party coalition government was formed in 2023. His party was behind last year's controversial move to enshrine a narrower interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi that it says discriminates against non-Indigenous citizens, though the bill failed in parliament. Seymour was appointed in a ceremony at Auckland's Government House, a spokesperson told Reuters. ACT New Zealand is the junior partner in the centre-right ruling coalition that also includes the Peters-led New Zealand First and the National Party, led by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. In parliament since 2014, Seymour will retain the role of regulation minister, tasked to assess rules in the Pacific nation of 5.3 million and keep the position of associate minister of health, finance, and education. Seymour has also driven efforts to legalise euthanasia, voted to legalise abortion in 2020 and attended a pro-Hong Kong democracy protest in Auckland in 2019. ACT New Zealand wants a smaller role for government and a bigger role for free markets, it says on its website. - Reuters
The Sun
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
New Zealand swears in new deputy prime minister
SYDNEY: David Seymour, leader of the libertarian ACT New Zealand party, was sworn in as deputy prime minister on Saturday, taking the role from Winston Peters in a deal struck when the three-party coalition government was formed in 2023. His party was behind last year's controversial move to enshrine a narrower interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi that it says discriminates against non-Indigenous citizens, though the bill failed in parliament. Seymour was appointed in a ceremony at Auckland's Government House, a spokesperson told Reuters. ACT New Zealand is the junior partner in the centre-right ruling coalition that also includes the Peters-led New Zealand First and the National Party, led by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. In parliament since 2014, Seymour will retain the role of regulation minister, tasked to assess rules in the Pacific nation of 5.3 million and keep the position of associate minister of health, finance, and education. Seymour has also driven efforts to legalise euthanasia, voted to legalise abortion in 2020 and attended a pro-Hong Kong democracy protest in Auckland in 2019. ACT New Zealand wants a smaller role for government and a bigger role for free markets, it says on its website.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
New Zealand swears in new Deputy Prime Minister
David Seymour, leader of the libertarian ACT New Zealand party, was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister on Saturday (May 31, 2025), taking the role from Winston Peters in a deal struck when the three-party coalition government was formed in 2023. His party was behind last year's controversial move to enshrine a narrower interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi that it says discriminates against non-Indigenous citizens, though the bill failed in parliament. Mr. Seymour was appointed in a ceremony at Auckland's Government House, a spokesperson told Reuters. ACT New Zealand is the junior partner in the centre-right ruling coalition that also includes the Peters-led New Zealand First and the National Party, led by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. In parliament since 2014, Mr. Seymour will retain the role of regulation minister, tasked to assess rules in the Pacific nation of 5.3 million and keep the position of associate Minister of Health, Finance, and Education. Mr. Seymour has also driven efforts to legalise euthanasia, voted to legalise abortion in 2020 and attended a pro-Hong Kong democracy protest in Auckland in 2019. ACT New Zealand wants a smaller role for government and a bigger role for free markets, it says on its website.
The Advertiser
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Advertiser
New Zealand swears in new deputy PM David Seymour
David Seymour, leader of the libertarian ACT New Zealand party, has been sworn in as deputy prime minister, taking the role from Winston Peters in a deal struck when the three-party coalition government was formed in 2023. His party was behind the controversial move in 2024 to enshrine a narrower interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi that it says discriminates against non-Indigenous citizens, though the bill failed in parliament. Seymour was appointed in a ceremony on Saturday at Auckland's Government House, a spokesperson told Reuters. ACT New Zealand is the junior partner in the centre-right ruling coalition that also includes the Peters-led New Zealand First and the National Party, led by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. In parliament since 2014, Seymour will retain the role of regulation minister, tasked to assess rules in the Pacific nation of 5.3 million and keep the position of associate minister of health, finance, and education. Seymour has also driven efforts to legalise euthanasia, voted to legalise abortion in 2020 and attended a pro-Hong Kong democracy protest in Auckland in 2019. ACT New Zealand wants a smaller role for government and a bigger role for free markets, it says on its website. David Seymour, leader of the libertarian ACT New Zealand party, has been sworn in as deputy prime minister, taking the role from Winston Peters in a deal struck when the three-party coalition government was formed in 2023. His party was behind the controversial move in 2024 to enshrine a narrower interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi that it says discriminates against non-Indigenous citizens, though the bill failed in parliament. Seymour was appointed in a ceremony on Saturday at Auckland's Government House, a spokesperson told Reuters. ACT New Zealand is the junior partner in the centre-right ruling coalition that also includes the Peters-led New Zealand First and the National Party, led by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. In parliament since 2014, Seymour will retain the role of regulation minister, tasked to assess rules in the Pacific nation of 5.3 million and keep the position of associate minister of health, finance, and education. Seymour has also driven efforts to legalise euthanasia, voted to legalise abortion in 2020 and attended a pro-Hong Kong democracy protest in Auckland in 2019. ACT New Zealand wants a smaller role for government and a bigger role for free markets, it says on its website. David Seymour, leader of the libertarian ACT New Zealand party, has been sworn in as deputy prime minister, taking the role from Winston Peters in a deal struck when the three-party coalition government was formed in 2023. His party was behind the controversial move in 2024 to enshrine a narrower interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi that it says discriminates against non-Indigenous citizens, though the bill failed in parliament. Seymour was appointed in a ceremony on Saturday at Auckland's Government House, a spokesperson told Reuters. ACT New Zealand is the junior partner in the centre-right ruling coalition that also includes the Peters-led New Zealand First and the National Party, led by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. In parliament since 2014, Seymour will retain the role of regulation minister, tasked to assess rules in the Pacific nation of 5.3 million and keep the position of associate minister of health, finance, and education. Seymour has also driven efforts to legalise euthanasia, voted to legalise abortion in 2020 and attended a pro-Hong Kong democracy protest in Auckland in 2019. ACT New Zealand wants a smaller role for government and a bigger role for free markets, it says on its website. David Seymour, leader of the libertarian ACT New Zealand party, has been sworn in as deputy prime minister, taking the role from Winston Peters in a deal struck when the three-party coalition government was formed in 2023. His party was behind the controversial move in 2024 to enshrine a narrower interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi that it says discriminates against non-Indigenous citizens, though the bill failed in parliament. Seymour was appointed in a ceremony on Saturday at Auckland's Government House, a spokesperson told Reuters. ACT New Zealand is the junior partner in the centre-right ruling coalition that also includes the Peters-led New Zealand First and the National Party, led by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. In parliament since 2014, Seymour will retain the role of regulation minister, tasked to assess rules in the Pacific nation of 5.3 million and keep the position of associate minister of health, finance, and education. Seymour has also driven efforts to legalise euthanasia, voted to legalise abortion in 2020 and attended a pro-Hong Kong democracy protest in Auckland in 2019. ACT New Zealand wants a smaller role for government and a bigger role for free markets, it says on its website.
West Australian
3 days ago
- Politics
- West Australian
New Zealand swears in new deputy PM David Seymour
David Seymour, leader of the libertarian ACT New Zealand party, has been sworn in as deputy prime minister, taking the role from Winston Peters in a deal struck when the three-party coalition government was formed in 2023. His party was behind the controversial move in 2024 to enshrine a narrower interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi that it says discriminates against non-Indigenous citizens, though the bill failed in parliament. Seymour was appointed in a ceremony on Saturday at Auckland's Government House, a spokesperson told Reuters. ACT New Zealand is the junior partner in the centre-right ruling coalition that also includes the Peters-led New Zealand First and the National Party, led by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. In parliament since 2014, Seymour will retain the role of regulation minister, tasked to assess rules in the Pacific nation of 5.3 million and keep the position of associate minister of health, finance, and education. Seymour has also driven efforts to legalise euthanasia, voted to legalise abortion in 2020 and attended a pro-Hong Kong democracy protest in Auckland in 2019. ACT New Zealand wants a smaller role for government and a bigger role for free markets, it says on its website.
