Name: Chris Ford

Born: August 7, 1970
Birthplace: Balclutha, South Otago
Lives: Dunedin
Education: University of Otago BA, Dip Arts
Profession: Part-time researcher/writer

Chris is number 22 on the Alliance list and is Alliance disabilities spokesperson.

Chris has worked in a number of roles in recent years as a freelance writer, media monitor, and as Project Officer for the Otago District Health Board and in another project role with the Dunedin Council of Social Services.

Currently, Chris is in the process of setting up a policy/writing consultancy and has been engaged to undertake research assistant work with the University of Otago.

He lives in Dunedin and is single.

“I believe that the Alliance is the key to building a more progressive, social democratic future in Aotearoa/New Zealand. I believe in a society where all people are free from poverty and can access good quality health, education and housing. I believe in a society where people at the grassroots can have a full say in determining their future. Too often decision making is left in the hands of parliamentary, bureaucratic and business elites. The voice of capital should not be the predominant one in a genuinely democratic socialist society.”

“I believe that discrimination on the basis of gender, disability, ethnicity, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation or any other status is wrong. Human rights, freedom and dignity should be for all to enjoy.”

Email: chris.ford@alliance.org.nz