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Luamanuvao Winnie Laban is currently Minister of Pacific Island Affairs, Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment, Associate Minister of Trade, and Associate Minister for Economic Development. Winnie has been the Labour Member of Parliament for Mana since 2002. She was New Zealand's first Pacific Island woman member of Parliament. She is also New Zealand's first Pacific Island woman Minister of Pacific Island Affairs. A Member of Parliament since 1999, Winnie is currently a member of the Health and Commerce Select Committees. Winnie is a university graduate in Social Work (Victoria University) and Development Studies (Massey University). She was bestowed the Samoan chiefly title of Luamanuvao, from the village of Vaiala, Vaimauga, Samoa, in 1992. Before entering Parliament, Winnie worked in the public, private and voluntary sectors in New Zealand and overseas. wlaban@ministers.govt.nz
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