1. David MacLeod previously served as chair of the Taranaki Regional Council from 2007 to 2022.
21 Facts About David MacLeod
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David MacLeod is the seventh of eight children born to Joy Rangimarie TePoi MacLeod and Thomas Nigel MacLeod.
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David MacLeod attended Hawera High School and then completed an electrician apprenticeship with Greaves Electrical.
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David MacLeod became a partner in the firm in 1991 and became managing director in 1999.
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Under his leadership, David MacLeod expanded the business to include a lines company.
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David MacLeod stepped down from management in 2012 and sold the business in 2023.
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In 2000, David MacLeod was elected to the South Taranaki constituency of the Taranaki Regional Council in a by-election following the death of councillor Ralph Latta.
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David MacLeod was returned unopposed at the 2010 election and reappointed as chair.
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David MacLeod changed his mind to support the creation of a Maori constituency in 2021, when the proposal was supported by all eight Taranaki iwi, despite holding a personal view that the Maori constituency system is "flawed".
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David MacLeod continued on the council, and as chair, until 2022, when he did not run for re-election.
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David MacLeod was elected as a member of the Fonterra board in 2011.
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David MacLeod was the first Maori director of the co-operative.
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David MacLeod stepped down from the board in 2017, after completing two terms.
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David MacLeod was appointed to the board of Predator Free 2050 in 2016 and became acting chair in 2021, stepping down in 2022 to run for parliament.
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On 31 October 2022, David MacLeod was selected as National's candidate for New Plymouth at the 2023 New Zealand general election.
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When his campaign was announced, David MacLeod identified Taranaki roads, increasing the number of immigrants available to the workforce, and the oil and gas industry as areas he was keen to work on when in parliament.
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David MacLeod was listed low on the party list at 67 out of 74, due to the expectation he would win his electorate; it was a placement that former MP and political editor Claudette Hauiti said should have McLeod "fuming", but which he said was "irrelevant" as it showed the party was confident he would win the electoral seat.
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On election night David MacLeod beat incumbent Labour MP Glen Bennett by a margin of 6,991 votes.
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David MacLeod was appointed the chair of the environment committee and a member of the finance and expenditure committee.
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David MacLeod was stood down from his committee roles on 21 May 2024 after failing to declare 19 donations totalling $178,394.
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David MacLeod maintained that his failure to declare the donations was a genuine mistake and stated that he hope the investigation would make it clear that he did not intend to deceive anyone.