Owen Jennings
Owen Jennings is a former New Zealand politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1996 to 2002, representing the ACT New Zealand party.
Early years
Before entering politics, Jennings was a farmer.Jennings was active in New Zealand Federated Farmers, becoming its National President in 1990. He served three years. Prior to this he was National Dairy Section Chairman. He was a director of the Karamea Dairy Company, Atas Marketing Meat Ltd and Combined Rural Traders Ltd. He also helped start the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust and was a director for nine years. Jennings was active in PBEC and attended a number of trade talks on behalf of farmers.
Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | List | 6 | ACT |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | List | 6 | ACT |
He was first elected to Parliament in the 1996 elections, becoming a list MP. In the 2002 elections he was only ranked 12th, and was not returned to parliament. During his time as a parliamentarian, Jennings was widely regarded as being on the rural-centric right wing of ACT.[1]
Later years
Jennings was involved in an international charity, Bright Hope World, based in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is now a director of several companies involved in exporting food and beverages in New Zealand.
Personal life
Jennings is married to Doreen. At the time of his election to Parliament, he was an elder in the Brethren Assembly in Karamea.
Further reading
- Clayton, Christopher; Askwith, John E. (eds.) (1991), Agricultural innovation, how to make a difference now: a conference to identify opportunities for New Zealand agriculture, Friday and Saturday 5 & 6 April 1991, MAF Flock House, Bulls: conference proceedings, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, ISBN 0-477-08152-5
- Jennings' contribution is a co-authored paper (with Rodger Slater) entitled: "Innovation on-farm."
- ACT Members of Parliament. (2001), Closing the gaps: policy papers, Wellington, [N.Z.]: ACT New Zealand Parliamentary Office, ISBN 0-9582178-1-5
- Jennings' contribution is a paper entitled: "Local government."
- Old values, new ideas, Wellington, [N.Z.]: ACT New Zealand Parliamentary Office, 2002
- Jennings' contribution is a paper entitled: "Our rural future."
- Question of privilege referred 21 July 1998 concerning Buchanan v Jennings : report of the Privileges Committee, Wellington, [N.Z.]: Published under the authority of the House of Representatives, 2005