James Shaw

The Honourable James Shaw MP
Minister for Climate Change
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2017
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Paula Bennett
Minister of Statistics
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2017
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Scott Simpson
3rd Male co-leader of the Green Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 May 2015 Co-leader with Metiria Turei until 9 August 2017 Marama Davidson since 8 April 2018
Preceded by	Russel Norman
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green party list
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 September 2014
Personal details
Born	(1973-05-06) 6 May 1973 (age 51) Wellington, New Zealand
Political party	Greens
Residence	Aro Valley, Wellington
Profession	Politician
Website	Green Party profile

James Peter Edward Shaw (born 6 May 1973) is a New Zealand politician. He is the leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. In October 2017 he became the Minister outside Cabinet for Statistics and Climate Change Issues. Following Metiria Turei's resignation in August 2017, Shaw became the Green Party's only leader for the 2017 general election.^[1]

References

1. Davison, Isaac (9 August 2017). "Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei resigns". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2017. Co-leader James Shaw said he will be the sole co-leader for the election.