Gordon Copeland (born 19 August 1943) was a New Zealand politician and a Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2008. He was a list MP for the United Future New Zealand party from 2002 until he resigned from the party in 2007. He is now Party President of The Kiwi Party, which he co-founded with another former United Future list MP Larry Baldock in May 2007. Copeland stood for the Conservative Party in the 2011 general election. Prior to entering Parliament he held a number of corporate positions before working as the financial administrator for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington.
Read more about Gordon Copeland: Early Life and Family, Pre-Parliamentary Career, Member of Parliament, Former Political Offices
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