11 Facts About Neru Leavasa

Anae Neru Asi Tuiataga Leavasa is a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.

Neru Leavasa served as the Member of Parliament for Takanini from 2020 to 2023.

Neru Leavasa's mother is from Le'auva'a and Solosolo and his father is from Vaiala and Vaimoso.

Neru Leavasa was born in Auckland and has four brothers and an older sister.

Neru Leavasa has only one lung and has a metal joint in one knee, and walks with a slight limp.

Neru Leavasa earned his medical degree from the University of Auckland Medical School and was awarded fellowship of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners in 2014.

Neru Leavasa was elected to the Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board in the 2019 elections.

At the 2020 election Neru Leavasa stood for parliament for the Labour Party and was ranked 52nd on the party list.

Neru Leavasa ran for the Takanini electorate which he won by a margin of 7,724 votes, defeating National Party candidate Rima Nakhle.

Neru Leavasa depicts himself as a social conservative with a Christian faith background.

Neru Leavasa wants the government to build more housing to accommodate Takanini's growing population and to reduce the health risks from overcrowding.