Damian Light
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Damian Light | |
|---|---|
| Leader of United Future | |
| In office 23 August 2017 – 14 November 2017[1] | |
| Deputy | Judy Turner |
| Preceded by | Peter Dunne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1983[2][3] |
| Party | United Future (2002–2017) |
| Domestic partner | Josh Harding |
| Website | Official website |
Damian Francis Light (born 31 October 1983) is a New Zealand politician who was the leader of the United Future party from August 2017 until the party's dissolution in November 2017.[4][1] He became party leader following the resignation of Peter Dunne. Light had previously served as the president of the party.[5] He was the first openly gay leader of a political party in New Zealand.[6] Light later entered local politics, and in 2022 became the Chair of the Howick Local Board.
Light was born and raised in Auckland. He attended Rosmini College in Takapuna.[7] He currently lives in Botany Downs, Auckland, with his partner, Josh Harding.[2][7][6] He works as an improvement analyst at AsureQuality, and previously worked as a line manager at KiwiRail.[7][8]