Lawrence Xu-Nan
Xu-Nan in 2023
Personal details
BornTianjin, China
Political partyGreen Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
ProfessionEgyptologist

Lawrence Xu-Nan is a New Zealand politician belonging to the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.[1] He is the highest ranked non-MP on the Green Party list.

Early life

Xu-Nan was born in Tianjin and as of 2023 has lived in New Zealand for 25 years.[1] He has a doctorate in egyptology from the University of Auckland and is currently studying law.[1][2][3][4]

Political career

Xu-Nan joined the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. He was the party's male policy co-convenor from 2020 to 2023 and party co-convenor from 2023.

At the 2020 general election Xu-Nan contested the Pakuranga electorate and was placed 17th on the Green Party list.[5][6] In 2023 Xu-Nan contested the Epsom electorate. He was placed 16th on the Green Party list, but was ranked too low to win a list seat at the election.[7] The death of Efeso Collins in February 2024 means that Xu-Nan is the first person eligible to succeed Collins as a member of Parliament.

Personal life

Xu-Nan is queer.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan | Epsom | List Rank #16".
  2. ^ "Election 2020: Q&A with Greens candidate Lawrence Xu-Nan". Asia Media Centre. 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ Xu-Nan, LX (2017). Defining the Inaros Tradition: An Interdisciplinary Approach (PhD thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/34688.
  4. ^ Xu-Nan, Lawrence (2012). Shedding light on the Eye of Re: Re-examining the role of the Eye of Re in Egyptian religion and society (Master's thesis thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/12198.
  5. ^ "Official Count Results – Pakuranga". Wellington: New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. ^ Wade, Amelia (25 May 2020). "Chloe Swarbrick gets a major promotion in the Green Party". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  7. ^ Lu, Duoya (16 October 2023). "Chinese candidates nervous about election fate". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  8. ^ Rainbow Greens (9 October 2023). "Get to know the spectacular @lawrence_xunan, one of our wonderful Rainbow Greens candidates". Instagram. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
Categories