Cam Calder
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Campbell Gordon Calder known as Cam Calder is a New Zealand
doctor and politician representing the National Party
as a member of Parliament.
Calder previously served as president of the French New Zealand Business Council and has served on the international governing body for pétanque
. He takes credit for being one of the people who "imported" pétanque
into New Zealand. He has two children.
List in the 2008 election
. The provisional results of the election would have made him an MP, but the number of seats allocated to the National Party dropped by one in the final count, preventing Calder from entering Parliament. Calder also contested the Manurewa
electorate in the 2008 and 2011 elections, but lost to Labour
MPs George Hawkins
and to Louisa Wall
respectively.
After the resignation of Richard Worth
on 12 June 2009, Calder entered Parliament in his place. He was declared elected by the Chief Electoral Officer on 16 June 2009.
In Caucus, Calder serves on the Law and Order and Local Government and Environment Select Committees.
A member of the Blue-Greens Caucus Committee also, he believes that the opportunities for New Zealand in Clean-Green Technology are significant and is interested in strategies to promote the decentralised generation of power from renewable sources - Calder has authored a discussion paper on the subject.
His background, as a medical practitioner, has convinced him of the importance of personal responsibility in the maintenance of a healthy population. He is an enthusiastic advocate of a campaign to raise awareness of prostate cancer among New Zealand males.
A long term interest in Education has led him to canvass caucus support for an addition to Te Whariki, The Early Childhoood Education Curriculum, of a requirement to introduce children, four years and older, to the alphabet and basic numeracy.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
doctor and politician representing the 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:...
as a member of Parliament.
Background
Originally a dentist by trade, Calder was retraining as a doctor when he lost the sight in one eye through an accident.Calder previously served as president of the French New Zealand Business Council and has served on the international governing body for pétanque
Pétanque
Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is, while standing inside a starting circle with both feet on the ground, to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet or jack. It is also sometimes called a bouchon or le petit...
. He takes credit for being one of the people who "imported" pétanque
Pétanque
Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is, while standing inside a starting circle with both feet on the ground, to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet or jack. It is also sometimes called a bouchon or le petit...
into New Zealand. He has two children.
Member of Parliament
Calder was number 58 on the National PartyNew 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:...
List in 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...
. The provisional results of the election would have made him an MP, but the number of seats allocated to the National Party dropped by one in the final count, preventing Calder from entering Parliament. Calder also contested the Manurewa
Manurewa (New Zealand electorate)
Manurewa is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate.It is currently held by George Hawkins MP.-Population Centres:The electorate includes the following population centres:...
electorate in the 2008 and 2011 elections, but lost to Labour
New Zealand Labour Party
The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. It describes itself as centre-left and socially progressive and has been one of the two primary parties of New Zealand politics since 1935....
MPs George Hawkins
George Warren Hawkins
George Warren Hawkins is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party.-Early life:Hawkins was born in 1946 in the Auckland suburb of Mt Eden. He attended Dominion Road Primary School, Mount Albert Grammar School and then Auckland Teachers' College.-Papakura:Hawkins was a...
and to Louisa Wall
Louisa Wall
Louisa Hareruia Wall is a New Zealand MP and national representative netball and rugby union player.-Early and personal life :...
respectively.
After the resignation of Richard Worth
Richard Worth
Richard Westwood Worth, OBE, VRD, KStJ is a former New Zealand politician. He was a member of the National Party parliamentary caucus until he resigned on Friday 12 June 2009.-Background:...
on 12 June 2009, Calder entered Parliament in his place. He was declared elected by the Chief Electoral Officer on 16 June 2009.
In Caucus, Calder serves on the Law and Order and Local Government and Environment Select Committees.
A member of the Blue-Greens Caucus Committee also, he believes that the opportunities for New Zealand in Clean-Green Technology are significant and is interested in strategies to promote the decentralised generation of power from renewable sources - Calder has authored a discussion paper on the subject.
His background, as a medical practitioner, has convinced him of the importance of personal responsibility in the maintenance of a healthy population. He is an enthusiastic advocate of a campaign to raise awareness of prostate cancer among New Zealand males.
A long term interest in Education has led him to canvass caucus support for an addition to Te Whariki, The Early Childhoood Education Curriculum, of a requirement to introduce children, four years and older, to the alphabet and basic numeracy.
External links
- Dr Cam Calder MP official site
- Profile at National party