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Marama Fox
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Marama Fox in December 2015
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Māori Party List |
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| In office 20 September 2014 – 23 September 2017 |
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| Co-Leader of the Māori Party | |
| In office October 2014 – 5 September 2018 Co-leading with Te Ururoa Flavell
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| Preceded by | Tariana Turia |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer |
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| Political party | Māori Party |
Marama Kahu Fox is a New Zealand politician who used to be a Member of Parliament (MP). She was elected to the New Zealand parliament in the 2014 general election. She represented the Māori Party. After being elected, she became a co-leader of the Māori Party. She shared this role with Te Ururoa Flavell. She took over from the party's founder, Tariana Turia.
About Marama Fox's Life
Marama Fox was the youngest of five children. Her family lived in Porirua, in a place called Cannons Creek. Her father, Ernest Richard "Ernie" Smith, was pākehā (a New Zealander of European descent) and worked as a teacher. Her mother, Frances Smith, started a pre-school.
In the early 1970s, her family lived in Christchurch. Marama went to Elmwood Primary School in Merivale. She then attended Heaton Normal Intermediate and Christchurch Girls' High School.
Marama Fox lives in Masterton and has nine children. Before she became an MP, she worked as a teacher for 26 years. She has said that she is a member of the Mormon faith. New Zealand First MP Ron Mark is one of her cousins.
Marama Fox's Political Journey
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| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 2014–2017 | 51st | List | 2 | Māori Party |
In the 2014 election, Marama Fox stood for the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti area. She was elected to parliament through the party list system. This means she became an MP because her party got enough votes overall, even if she didn't win her local area. She was the first ever list MP for the Māori Party.
Marama Fox was chosen to be a co-leader of the Māori Party. She took over from Tariana Turia in this role. She lost her seat in the 2017 election. This happened because the Māori Party did not win any seats. The Labour Party won all seven of the Māori electorates (special areas for Māori voters).
She stepped down as Māori Party co-leader in September 2018.
After Parliament: New Activities
After not being re-elected to Parliament in 2017, Marama Fox started a consulting company.
She also appeared on the TV show Dancing with the Stars in 2018. She finished ninth out of twelve contestants on the 2018 season.
Marama Fox supported the 2022 Wellington protests. She said that while it wasn't just a Māori protest, Māori people were affected by the rules (mandates) put in place by the government. She felt that some people had lost their rights. Even though she had received three vaccinations herself, she did not agree with the government's mandates.
