Brent Catchpole
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Brent Catchpole is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of New Zealand First and served as president of the party.
Professional life
Before entering politics, Catchpole worked first as an accountant and then as a marketing director for a tourism company.{{cite web |title=Our team |url=http://www.papakurafirst.co.nz/ourteam.html |publisher=Papakura First |accessdate=22 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701113525/http://www.papakurafirst.co.nz/ourteam.html |archivedate=1 July 2011 }} He now works as a political lobbying consultant.{{cite news|last=List |first=Kevin |title=What Are Those Ex MPs Up To Now? |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0601/S00197.htm |accessdate=22 October 2010 |work=Scoop |date=26 January 2006 }} In 2015 he was elected party president of New Zealand First.{{cite news|last=Vance |first=Andrea |title=Winston Peters jumps into race debate at NZ First party conference |url= http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/70759340/winston-peters-jumps-into-race-debate-at-nz-first-party-conference |accessdate=12 September 2015 |publisher=Stuff|location=New Zealand |date=3 August 2015 }}{{cite news |title=NZ First President |url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/201859748/nz-first-president |accessdate=8 September 2018 |publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=24 September 2017}}
Political career
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He was elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 2002 election, but lost his seat in the 2005 election. He was his party's spokesperson on Communications & IT, Environment, Biosecurity, Internal Affairs, and Tourism portfolios.{{cite web|title=Brent Catchpole|url=http://www.elections2010.co.nz/2010/candidates/brent-catchpole |publisher=Elections 2010 |accessdate=22 October 2010 }}
=Local body politics=
In 2007 he was elected to the Papakura District Council in the Ardmore ward. He had also contested the Papakura mayoralty that year, but placed third behind Calum Penrose, who was successful, and the incumbent John Robertson.{{cite news|title=Your Vote 07 – The results |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10469781|accessdate=22 October 2010 |work=The New Zealand Herald|date=14 October 2007 }}
In the 2010 local body elections, he stood for the Papakura Local Board and the Counties Manukau District Health Board. He was successful with the local board,{{cite web|title=Auckland Council – Papakura Local Board |url=http://www.elections2010.co.nz/2010/elections/auckland-council-papakura-local-board |publisher=Elections 2010 |accessdate=22 October 2010 }} but unsuccessful with the District Health Board.{{cite web|title=Counties Manukau District Health Board |url=http://www.elections2010.co.nz/2010/elections/counties-manukau-district-health-board |publisher=Elections 2010 |accessdate=22 October 2010 }}
Catchpole was re-elected to the Papakura Local Board at the 2016 Auckland elections{{cite web |url=http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/HowCouncilWorks/Elections/Documents/Confirmedlocalelectionresults2016.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-10-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019000339/http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/HowCouncilWorks/Elections/Documents/Confirmedlocalelectionresults2016.pdf |archivedate=19 October 2016 }} and again at the 2019 Auckland elections.{{cite web|url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/elections/electionresults/2019-local-elections-results-mayor-council.pdf|date=18 October 2019|accessdate=27 October 2019|title=Local board members|publisher=Auckland Council}}
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Category:Unsuccessful candidates in the 2011 New Zealand general election
Category:Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Category:Unsuccessful candidates in the 1999 New Zealand general election
Category:Unsuccessful candidates in the 2005 New Zealand general election
Category:Unsuccessful candidates in the 2008 New Zealand general election
Category:Unsuccessful candidates in the 2014 New Zealand general election