1. Agnes Loreta Loheni was born on 1971 and is a New Zealand politician and a former Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the New Zealand National Party.
14 Facts About Agnes Loheni
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Agnes Loheni was declared elected on 31 January 2019, following the resignation of Chris Finlayson.
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Agnes Loheni lived in a state house with as many as 15 family members in just three bedrooms, and was educated at Marist College, Auckland.
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Agnes Loheni is the eldest daughter of Fepulea'i Pelasio Loheni and Filomena Mata'utia Loheni.
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Agnes Loheni has three sisters named Jackie, Gina and Charlene.
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Agnes Loheni has a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Auckland.
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In 2017 election Agnes Loheni stood for the National Party in the Mangere electorate and was placed 49 on National's party list.
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Agnes Loheni was defeated by the incumbent Labour Member of Parliament William Sio, who won by a margin of 14,597 votes.
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Agnes Loheni was not ranked high enough on National's party list to be allocated a seat in parliament.
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Agnes Loheni became a Member of Parliament on 31 January 2019, following the retirement of National MP Chris Finlayson, and was sworn in on 12 February.
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Agnes Loheni was appointed as National's associate spokesperson for small business and associate spokesperson for Pacific people by leader Simon Bridges.
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Agnes Loheni had been ranked 28 on the National party list, but lost her seat in Parliament die to National's landslide defeat.
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Agnes Loheni served on the Abortion Legislation Select Committee to consider the Abortion Legislation Act 2020.
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Agnes Loheni wrote a minority report for the committee criticising the bill for what she considered its lack of safeguards on late-term abortions and foetal abnormalities.