Holly Walker is a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 politician and a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives

New Zealand House of Representatives

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. She is a member of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party that has seats in the New Zealand parliament. It focuses firstly on environmentalism, arguing that all other aspects of humanity will cease to be of concern if there is no environment to sustain it...

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Early life

Walker was born in Lower Hutt

Lower Hutt

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 in 1982. She attended Otago University, graduating with a BA (Hons) in English and Politics. She would later serve as Editor of Otago's student magazine Critic before working as a media adviser to the Green Party. Walker is a Rhodes scholar

Rhodes Scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship, named after Cecil Rhodes, is an international postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford. It was the first large-scale programme of international scholarships, and is widely considered the "world's most prestigious scholarship" by many public sources such as...

, and has a Masters degree in Developmental Studies.

Member of Parliament

Placed in twelfth place on the Green Party list for the , Walker was elected to Parliament, with the Greens gaining 13 positions based on the election night results.