Name: Richard Wallis

Candidate Profile:

Richard was born in Napier at the now closed Napier hospital. He grew up there with his seven brothers and sisters and attended St John’s College in Hastings. After finishing high school he attened Massey University where he gained a BA in Media Studies and communication. He spend 5 years at the Palmerston North Warehouse where he was the head of both the Electrical and Book departments. After this he spent a year completing his post graduate diploma in secondary education and is now an English teacher at Wairarapa College.

Richard lives in Masterton with his partner and their six year old son. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for St Patrick’s school where his son attends. Until recently he was the PPTA executive member for the Wairarapa and Hutt Valley. He is the Alliance Education spokesperson and the Alliance council representative for the Central Districts.

Candidate Statement:

During this election Richard intends on highlighting the need for a party who truely represents New Zealand’s working class and beneficiaries. He is sick of seeing jobs disappearing because of free trade agreements and government policies that focus on making making the rich richer and the poor poorer. He intends to highlight the severe underfunding of New Zealand schools and the detrimental effect this is having on our teachers and school children.

Candidate Contact Details:

Phone: 06 370 1526
Mobile: 021 027 23645
Email: richard.wallis@alliance.org.nz
Website: http://wallisra.wordpress.com/