Dan Rosewarne

Daniel Peter Rosewarne (born 1981) is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party.

Dan Rosewarne
MP
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour party list
Assumed office
25 July 2022
Preceded byKris Faafoi
Personal details
Born1981 (age 41–42)
Political partyLabour
SpouseSheree
ChildrenTwo
WebsiteLabour Party profile
Military service
AllegianceNew Zealand
Branch/serviceNew Zealand Army

Biography

Early life and career

Rosewarne joined the New Zealand Army aged 18 and served on several operational tours, including two to Afghanistan.[1] He deployed as part of the regional assistance mission to the Solomon Islands in 2008 and provided disaster relief to Christchurch after the 2011 earthquakes and to Kaikoura after the 2016 quake.[2] In 2014 Rosewarne was diagnosed with leukaemia and took immunotherapy drugs in order to beat the condition which would have otherwise been terminal.[3]

Political career
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate List Party
2022–present 53rd List 56 Labour

In the 2017 general election, Rosewarne stood in the electorate of Waimakariri for the Labour party. Labour's long-running candidate for that electorate, Clayton Cosgrove retired from politics at the 2017 election.[4][5] He was placed 52 on Labour's list.[6]

He was defeated by Matt Doocey by 10,766 votes.[7] He was reselected three years later to contest Waimakariri again in the 2020 general election.[8] He lost to Doocey again, but picked up a large swing, cutting Doocey's majority to 1,507 votes.[9] He was sworn in at Parliament on 26 July 2022[10] off the Labour list, following the resignation of Kris Faafoi.[11]

He put himself forward for the Labour nomination in the seat of Christchurch East for the 2023 election to replace the retiring Poto Williams. He missed out with Chairman of the Banks Peninsula Community Board Reuben Davidson winning the selection.[12]

Personal life

He lives in Waimakariri[8] with his wife and their two children.[1]

References
  1. "Dan Rosewarne". New Zealand Labour Party. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. Broughton, Cate (23 November 2016). "Assessment of Inland Rd complete following 5.7 quake, now open to Defence Force". Auckland Now. Retrieved 22 January 2017 – via Stuff.co.nz.
  3. "Why I got into politics: Dan Rosewarne's story". New Zealand Labour Party. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. "Labour's Clayton Cosgrove to leave politics". RNZ News. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  5. Law, Tina; Small, Vernon (11 April 2016). "Cosgrove calls quits on politics". The Press. p. A2. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  6. "Revised Labour Party List for the 2017 Election". Scoop.co.nz. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. "Official Count Results – Waimakariri (2017)". Electoral Commission. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  8. "Former Army officer to stand for Labour in Waimakariri". Radio NZ. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  9. "Official Count Results – Waimakariri (2020)". Electoral Commission. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  10. "Daily progress for Tuesday, 26 July 2022". Parliamentary Debates. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  11. Moir, Jo (13 June 2022). "Labour reshuffle prompted by departure of Faafoi, Mallard". Newsroom. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  12. Law, Tina (12 March 2023). "Labour stalwart wins selection to contest Christchurch East". Stuff. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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