David Seymour
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 40 |
| Date of birth | June 24,1983 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Palmerston North |
| New Zealand | |
| Party | ACT New Zealand |
| Parents | Breen Seymour |
| Job | Politician |
| Electrical engineer | |
| Education | Auckland Grammar School |
| The University of Auckland | |
| Books | Chim : the photographs of David Seymour |
| David Seymour--Chim, 1911-1956 | |
| Closeenough: Photography by David Seymour (Chim). | |
| 700 Classroom Activities: Conversation, Functions, Grammar, Vocabulary | |
| The Prozac Conspiracy: A Novel Exposing the Mass-Production of Mental Illness | |
| Law, Antisemitism and the Holocaust | |
| David Seymour | |
| Seymour: Photographs | |
| Birth of a Boom: Saskatchewan's Dawning Golden Age | |
| Own Your Future: A Liberal Vision for New Zealand in 2017 | |
| Official site | parliament.nz |
| Position | Member of the New Zealand Parliament |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament since 2014 | |
| Movies/Shows | Dancing with the Stars |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 532671 |
David Seymour Life story
David Breen Seymour is a New Zealand politician serving as the Member of Parliament for Epsom and leader of ACT New Zealand since 2014. A graduate of the University of Auckland, Seymour worked in public policy in Canada, before returning to New Zealand and contesting for election to Parliament.
New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern offensive MP comment transcript sells for NZ$100,000
... The offensive comment was picked up by microphones following a heated exchange with ACT party leader David Seymour...
New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern apologises for MP insult caught on mic
... The offensive comment was picked up by microphones following a question by David Seymour, leader of the opposition ACT party...
New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern apologises for MP insult caught on mic
By James GregoryBBC News
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has apologised for insulting a political rival in parliament.
The offensive comment was picked up by microphones following A Question by David Seymour , leader of the opposition ACT party.
Mr Seymour objected to the remark and asked The House of Representatives speaker to have it withdrawn.
Ms Ardern - whose party has fallen behind in polls in The Past 12 Months - later said she had apologised.
In a lively debate on Tuesday, the Prime Minister took issue when Mr Seymour asked her to give an example of her " making a mistake, apologising for it properly, and fixing it".
Ms Ardern said there had been A Number of occasions where her Labour Administration had acknowledged there had not been " perfect responses" including a key element of the country's Covid response.
" We have openly said, for instance, that [managed isolation and quarantine] was something that was very difficult at The Time and that there were people that were affected by it and that we would do things differently if we were ever confronted with it again. "
She added that she stood by The Work of her government over its term in office.
" We've always made decisions that we believe to be in The Best interest of New Zealand at The Time , " She Said .
After sitting down, Ms Ardern could be heard quietly saying: " Such an arrogant prick. "
A spokesperson from the Prime Minister 's office confirmed that Ms Ardern had since apologised to Mr Seymour.
The Prime Minister received international praise for her strict response to the Covid pandemic, and has enjoyed high approval ratings for much of her two terms in office.
But with New Zealand expected to go to the polls in late 2023, Ms Ardern is coming under increasing political pressure.
Latest opinion polls have the Labour Party trailing opposition party National by around five percentage points.
Source of news: bbc.com
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