Aaron Gilmore
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Aaron Gilmore is a New Zealand politician
and member of the New Zealand National Party
. He has been a list MP since the 2008 election
.
. He attended Shirley Boys' High School
, before attending the University of Canterbury
where he gained a Masters of Commerce in Economics in 1995.
, where he advised on the sale of state owned enterprises.
Gilmore left the public service in 1999 to join Ernst and Young, where he worked on international projects advising utility companies. In 2001 he joined Cameron and Partners in a similar role. In 2004 Gilmore returned to Ernst and Young in Christchurch as a senior manager. In 2005 Gilmore progressed to General Cable, where he worked as Corporate Development Manager until selection as a National Party candidate.
at the end of 2007. In August 2008 the National Party announced that he would be placed at number 56 on the National Party list. Gilmore came second in the electorate race, losing to the incumbent, Lianne Dalziel
, by 5,765 votes, but achieved a record for National in the area of over 12,000 party and personal votes. In the , he was 53rd on the party list; based on the preliminary results of the election night, this is the lowest list position that returned a member to Parliament. Whether Gilmore's position in Parliament is confirmed depends on the special votes that have yet to be counted.
Politician
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and member of the New Zealand National Party
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...
. He has been a list MP since the 2008 election
New Zealand general election, 2008
The 2008 New Zealand general election was held on 8 November 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand parliament. The conservative National Party, headed by its Parliamentary leader John Key, won a plurality of votes and seats, ending 9 years of government dominated by the social...
.
Early life and education
Gilmore was born in Christchurch and attended Parkview Primary School, to shopkeeper parents in the Christchurch suburb of ParklandsParklands, New Zealand
Parklands is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located north east of the city centre near Bottle Lake Forest....
. He attended Shirley Boys' High School
Shirley Boys' High School
Shirley Boys' High School is a single sex state secondary school in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is situated on a 6 hectare site in the suburb of Shirley, 3.8 kilometres from the city centre...
, before attending the University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
where he gained a Masters of Commerce in Economics in 1995.
Professional career
Gilmore began his career working as an analyst with the Ministry of Transport in Wellington in 1995. The following year he began working at the Department of Treasury at the Crown Companies Monitoring Advisory Unit as an advisor on state owned enterprise privatisation. In 1997 Gilmore worked on secondment to SOE Minister Tony RyallTony Ryall
Anthony Boyd Williams "Tony" Ryall is New Zealand politician. He has represented voters and the National Party in the New Zealand Parliament since 1990. Since November 2008 he has served as a cabinet minister, holding the posts of Minister of Health and Minister of State Services...
, where he advised on the sale of state owned enterprises.
Gilmore left the public service in 1999 to join Ernst and Young, where he worked on international projects advising utility companies. In 2001 he joined Cameron and Partners in a similar role. In 2004 Gilmore returned to Ernst and Young in Christchurch as a senior manager. In 2005 Gilmore progressed to General Cable, where he worked as Corporate Development Manager until selection as a National Party candidate.
Member of Parliament
Gilmore was selected by the National Party Christchurch East local electorate as its candidate in the safe Labour seat of Christchurch EastChristchurch East
Christchurch East is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate. It is currently held by Lianne Dalziel of the Labour Party.-History:The electorate was first created, as Christchurch City East, for the...
at the end of 2007. In August 2008 the National Party announced that he would be placed at number 56 on the National Party list. Gilmore came second in the electorate race, losing to the incumbent, Lianne Dalziel
Lianne Dalziel
Lianne Audrey Dalziel is a member of the New Zealand Parliament and was Minister of Immigration, Commerce, Minister of Food Safety and Associate Minister of Justice in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand...
, by 5,765 votes, but achieved a record for National in the area of over 12,000 party and personal votes. In the , he was 53rd on the party list; based on the preliminary results of the election night, this is the lowest list position that returned a member to Parliament. Whether Gilmore's position in Parliament is confirmed depends on the special votes that have yet to be counted.