Alfred Ngaro

Alfred Ngaro is a New Zealand politician, serving as leader of New Zeal since 2023. He was a list member of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2011 to 2020, representing the National Party.

The Honourable
Alfred Ngaro
Alfred Ngaro in 2019
Leader of NewZeal
Assumed office
July 2023
7th Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
In office
20 December 2016  26 October 2017
Prime MinisterBill English
Preceded byJo Goodhew
Succeeded byPeeni Henare
12th Minister for Pacific Peoples
In office
20 December 2016  26 October 2017
Prime MinisterBill English
Preceded bySam Lotu-Iiga
Succeeded byWilliam Sio
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for National Party list
In office
30 November 2011 (2011-11-30)  17 October 2020 (2020-10-17)
Personal details
BornNew Zealand
Political partyNewZeal (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
National Party (1990–2023)
SpouseMokauina
Children4
Websitewww.alfredngaro.co.nz

Ngaro is the first New Zealander of Cook Islands descent to be elected to Parliament in New Zealand. He was Minister for Pacific Peoples and Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector in the final year of the Fifth National Government of New Zealand.

He was later elected leader of the socially conservative New Zeal party in July 2023, and unsuccessfully stood as a list candidate at the subsequent general election.

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