13 Facts About Holly Walker

Holly Ruth Walker was born on 15 November 1982 and is a New Zealand writer, public servant, and former politician.

Holly Walker was raised by a mother on the Domestic Purposes Benefit and attended Waterloo School, Hutt Intermediate School and Hutt Valley High School, where she was deputy head girl.

Holly Walker moved from Dunedin to Wellington and in 2006 began working as a media adviser to the Green Party.

Holly Walker gave her maiden speech on 15 February 2012.

From 2011 to 2014, Holly Walker was the Green Party spokesperson for housing, electoral reform, children, open government, arts culture and heritage, and students.

Holly Walker promoted the Lobbying Disclosure Bill, which was drawn from the ballot of private members' bills on 5 April 2012 and introduced to Parliament.

In January 2013 Holly Walker unveiled the Green Party's Home for Life scheme, aimed at getting low income earners into their own homes.

Holly Walker's first child was born while she was a member of parliament in late 2013.

Three months before the 2014 general election, Holly Walker withdrew from the Green Party list, citing "a recent unexpected change in my family life".

Holly Walker remained the party's candidate for Hutt South, campaigning only for the party vote, and did not rule out a return to politics.

Holly Walker has written that she wishes to return to public life when family commitments allow her to:.

Holly Walker completed a Doctor of Philosophy at the Victoria University of Wellington International Institute of Modern Letters in 2022.

Holly Walker was deputy executive director of The Helen Clark Foundation from 2020 to 2022.