Joanne Kowhai Hayes was born on 1959 and is a former New Zealand politician who served as a New Zealand National Party List MP in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2014 to 2020.
10 Facts About Jo Hayes
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Jo Hayes was defeated by Labour incumbent Clare Curran by a margin of 4,175 votes.
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In December 2013, National Party President Peter Goodfellow announced that Jo Hayes would enter Parliament on the party list following the resignation of National MP Katrina Shanks, which took place on 22 January 2014.
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Jo Hayes was sworn in as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives on 28 January 2014.
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Jo Hayes lost to Williams by a margin of 4,073 votes but was re-elected as a list MP.
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Jo Hayes failed to get in on the party list due to National's landslide defeat.
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Three days after the 2020 election, Jo Hayes was announced as the general manager of the Rangitane Tu Mai Ra Trust, a post-settlement governance entity for the Rangitane o Wairarapa and Rangitane o Tamaki nui-a-Rua iwi.
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Jo Hayes was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2022 Masterton mayoral election.
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Jo Hayes is of Ngati Porou, Ati Haunui A Paparangi, and Rangitane ki Wairarapa descent.
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Jo Hayes is married, and has two sons and three grandchildren.