Wang was born in China, and has three siblings. He arrived in New Zealand in 1984 and is married with two children. Wang worked in the marketing and advertising sector in Auckland. He was New Zealand's second Chinese MP (with the first being Pansy Wong).
At the 2005 election Wang contested the seat of Mt Roskill, and was seventh on ACT's party list. However, he was not returned to Parliament.
In the 2008 general election he stood unsuccessfully in the electorate of Botany for the ACT New Zealand Party. National candidate Pansy Wong filed a complaint to the electoral commission about Wang's billboards which exhorted "Vote for Wang, get Wang and Wong" (because Pansy Wong's high rank on the National Party List assured her of a seat in parliament).[2][3]
He was elected Deputy Leader of ACT in April 2014.[4] Wang resigned as Deputy Leader on 9 July 2017 after expressing disappointment with his list placing and feelings that ACT had moved away from former policies that compelled him to join the party 15 years earlier.[5]
Kenneth owns an advertising company in Auckland called 'BananaWorks'.[citation needed]
Notes
^Normally, list MPs do not have individual predecessors or successors, but Awatere Huata was expelled during a sitting parliament and therefore was succeeded by Wang.
References
^"New MP joins Act in Parliament". The New Zealand Herald. 23 November 2004. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
^"Wang Wong gone wrong". Howick and Pakuranga Times. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
^Tan, Lincoln (5 November 2008). "Wang accuses opponent of dirty tactics". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
^Shabnam Dastgheib (15 April 2014). "Kenneth Wang elected Act deputy leader". Stuff. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
^"Act Party deputy Kenneth Wang resigns over list ranking, party direction". The New Zealand Herald. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
kenneth, wang, kenneth, xiaoxuan, wang, simplified, chinese, 王小选, traditional, chinese, 王小選, pinyin, wáng, xiǎoxuǎn, born, 1955, former, deputy, leader, zealand, party, previously, served, member, parliament, replace, donna, awatere, huata, expelled, from, par. Kenneth Xiaoxuan Wang simplified Chinese 王小选 traditional Chinese 王小選 pinyin Wang Xiǎoxuǎn born 1955 is a former Deputy Leader of the ACT New Zealand party He previously served as member of Parliament to replace Donna Awatere Huata who was expelled from Parliament in November 2004 1 Kenneth Wang王小选Deputy Leader of ACT PartyIn office April 2014 9 July 2017LeaderJamie Whyte David SeymourPreceded byDon NicolsonSucceeded byBeth HoulbrookeMember of the New Zealand Parliament for ACT Party ListIn office 23 November 2004 17 September 2005Preceded byDonna Awatere Huata n 1 Personal detailsBornWang Xiaoxuan王小选1955Political partyACT New ZealandNew Zealand Parliament Years Term Electorate List Party2004 2005 47th List 10 ACTBiography EditWang was born in China and has three siblings He arrived in New Zealand in 1984 and is married with two children Wang worked in the marketing and advertising sector in Auckland He was New Zealand s second Chinese MP with the first being Pansy Wong At the 2005 election Wang contested the seat of Mt Roskill and was seventh on ACT s party list However he was not returned to Parliament In the 2008 general election he stood unsuccessfully in the electorate of Botany for the ACT New Zealand Party National candidate Pansy Wong filed a complaint to the electoral commission about Wang s billboards which exhorted Vote for Wang get Wang and Wong because Pansy Wong s high rank on the National Party List assured her of a seat in parliament 2 3 He was elected Deputy Leader of ACT in April 2014 4 Wang resigned as Deputy Leader on 9 July 2017 after expressing disappointment with his list placing and feelings that ACT had moved away from former policies that compelled him to join the party 15 years earlier 5 Kenneth owns an advertising company in Auckland called BananaWorks citation needed Notes Edit Normally list MPs do not have individual predecessors or successors but Awatere Huata was expelled during a sitting parliament and therefore was succeeded by Wang References Edit New MP joins Act in Parliament The New Zealand Herald 23 November 2004 Retrieved 16 February 2010 Wang Wong gone wrong Howick and Pakuranga Times 2 October 2008 Retrieved 16 February 2010 Tan Lincoln 5 November 2008 Wang accuses opponent of dirty tactics The New Zealand Herald Retrieved 16 February 2010 Shabnam Dastgheib 15 April 2014 Kenneth Wang elected Act deputy leader Stuff Retrieved 31 December 2017 Act Party deputy Kenneth Wang resigns over list ranking party direction The New Zealand Herald 9 July 2017 Retrieved 9 July 2017 Party political officesPreceded byJohn Boscawen Deputy Leader of ACT New Zealand2014 2017 Succeeded byBeth Houlbrooke This article about a New Zealand politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenneth Wang amp oldid 1064497945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
