Kiri Allan
Kiritapu Lyndsay Allan (born 1984), known as Kiri Allan, is a New Zealand lawyer and former politician. She was a member of Parliament (MP) in the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023, representing the Labour Party in the East Coast electorate.
The Honourable Kiri Allan | |
|---|---|
Allan in 2019 | |
| 51st Minister of Justice | |
| In office 14 June 2022 – 24 July 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Kris Faafoi |
| Succeeded by | Ginny Andersen |
| Minister for Regional Development | |
| In office 1 February 2023 – 24 July 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Stuart Nash (as Minister for Economic and Regional Development) |
| Succeeded by | Kieran McAnulty |
| 14th Minister of Conservation | |
| In office 6 November 2020 – 14 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
| Preceded by | Eugenie Sage |
| Succeeded by | Poto Williams |
| 27th Minister for Emergency Management | |
| In office 6 November 2020 – 14 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
| Preceded by | Peeni Henare |
| Succeeded by | Kieran McAnulty |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for East Coast | |
| In office 17 October 2020 – 14 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Anne Tolley |
| Succeeded by | Dana Kirkpatrick |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list | |
| In office 23 September 2017 – 17 October 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kiritapu Lyndsay Allan 1984 (age 39–40) Te Karaka, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Natalie Coates
(m. 2016; div. 2022) |
| Children | 1 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Allan was a junior minister in the second term of Jacinda Ardern's Sixth Labour Government and a senior minister under Ardern's successor, Chris Hipkins. She held the positions of Minister for Emergency Management and Minister of Conservation from November 2020 to June 2022 and was Minister of Justice from June 2022 until July 2023.
In June 2023, concerns about how Allan treated her staff were raised. She took time off from her parliamentary duties after a relationship breakup and, on 24 July 2023, resigned from her ministerial roles after she was arrested for careless driving the previous night. Court proceedings for this arrest are scheduled for May 2024.