Ken Shirley
Kenneth Lex Shirley (born 12 August 1950) is a former New Zealand politician. He was a member of the
Early life
Shirley was born on 12 August 1950, the son of World War II veteran Wallace Keown Shirley.[1] He was educated at Heretaunga College in Upper Hutt,[2] and went on to study at Victoria University of Wellington,[3] graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1975.[4] He became a resources manager at the Nelson Catchment Board. He and his wife Jenny had two children.[5]
Member of Parliament
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984–1987 | 41st | Tasman | Labour | ||
1987–1990 | 42nd | Tasman | Labour | ||
1996–1999 | 45th | List | 3 | ACT | |
1999–2002 | 46th | List | 2 | ACT | |
2002–2005 | 47th | List | 7 | ACT |
He joined the
Shirley first entered
Cabinet minister
Eventually, the
ACT New Zealand
When Douglas and his allies created the
He has previously served as ACT's deputy leader, and in 2004, he was one of four candidates to seek the party's leadership after the retirement of Richard Prebble.
On the retirement of Jonathan Hunt, he sought election as Speaker of the House of Representatives, but placed third behind Margaret Wilson and Clem Simich.
He remained a
Post-parliamentary career
In May 2006, Shirley was appointed Executive Director of Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ), the peak industry body representing the organic sector, which is charged with implementing a strategy to boost New Zealand's organic production to $1 billion by 2013.
In July 2007 the Researched Medicines Industry Association, a pharmaceuticals industry group, announced that Shirley was to be their new Chief Executive Officer, an appointment he took up in September 2007.
From July 2010 to 2018, he was the chief executive of the Road Transport Forum (RTF), representing road transport interests.[6][7][8]
Further reading
- ACT Members of Parliament. (2001), Closing the gaps: policy papers, Wellington, [N.Z.]: ACT New Zealand Parliamentary Office, ISBN 0-9582178-1-5
- Shirley's contribution is a paper entitled: "Health and ACC."
- from ACT Members of Parliament. (2002), Old values, new ideas, Wellington, [N.Z.]: ACT New Zealand Parliamentary Office, ISBN 0-477-01964-1
- Shirley's contribution is a paper entitled: "The Kyoto Protocol."
- Prebble, Richard; et al. (2003), Liberal thinking, Wellington, [N.Z.]: ACT New Zealand Parliamentary Office
- Shirley's contribution is a paper entitled: "New Zealand's no-nuke nonsense."
- Shirley, Ken (chair) (1989), Report of the Committee on the Maori Fisheries Bill: interim report on the Maori Fisheries Bill, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Government Printer
- Stein, Drew (chair) (1992), UNCED/WEC Congress Seminar: addresses given by speakers at the above seminar on Wednesday 2 December 1992 / organised and presented by the New Zealand National Committee World Energy Council [UNCED/WEC Congress Seminar (1992: Wellington, N.Z.)], Wellington, [N.Z.]: The Committee
- Shirley's contribution is a paper entitled: "UNCED outcomes and energy use in New Zealand."
References
- ^ "World War II veteran Wallace Keown Shirley reveals secret to longevity on 102nd birthday". Newshub. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "School roll" (PDF). Panui '67. Heretaunga College. 1967. p. 77. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Stockwell, Ian (6 August 1969). "Victoria strengths few". Salient. Vol. 32, no. 19. p. 14. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Victoria University of Wellington Calendar. 1977. p. 448. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Labour contender for Tasman". The Press. 15 August 1983. p. 2.
- ^ Hickman, John; Shirley, Ken (27 May 2010). "New Road Transport Forum Chief Executive Officer appointed" (Press release). Wellington: Road Transport Forum. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ^ "Energy costs to fuel price rises". Stuff. 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ Nigel Moffiet (21 November 2018). "Ken Shirley set to farewell RTF". TransportTalk.