David Benson-Pope

**David Henry Benson-Papapa** (an haife shi a shekara ta 1950) ɗan siyasan New Zealand ne. Shi tsohon dan majalisa ne mai wakiltar Dunedin ta Kudu kuma ya kasance memba a majalisar birnin Dunedin tun daga 2013.

Benson-Papapa ya taba zama kansila a birnin Dunedin daga shekarar 1986 zuwa 1999 kuma ya koma ƙaramar hukuma bayan da aka kawo karshen aikinsa na majalisar dokoki da na minista da wasu zarge-zarge.

## Farkon aiki
An haife shi a Dunedin kuma ya yi karatu a King's High School, Benson-Papapa ya sami karatunsa na uku a Jami'ar Otago da kuma Kwalejin Ilimi na Christchurch . Yayin da yake karatun ilimi ya kasance shugaban kungiyar dalibai a kwalejin, kuma shugaban kungiyar malamai na dalibai na kasa na New Zealand.

Yana aiki a matsayin malami a makarantar sakandare ta Bayfield, inda ya koyar da Jamusanci da ilimin waje na tsawon shekaru 24,  ya shiga cikin ƙungiyoyin malamai kuma an fara zaɓe shi a Majalisar Dunedin City Council akan tikitin Jam'iyyar Labour a watan Oktoba 1986.  An sake zabe shi a matsayin dan majalisar birnin har sau hudu sannan ya yi murabus a shekarar 1999, lokacin da ya yi nasarar tsayawa takarar zaben Dunedin ta Kudu a jam’iyyar Labour.

## Dan majalisa

An zabi Benson-Paparoma ya gaji mataimakin shugaban jam'iyyar Labour Michael Cullen a matsayin dan takarar Dunedin ta Kudu a zaben 1999 lokacin da Cullen ya koma Hawke's Bay. Cikin sauki ya doke dan takarar jam’iyyar National Russel Keast don ci gaba da zama a jam’iyyar Labour.  A lokacin wa'adinsa na farko, Benson-Paparoma ya kasance memba na Kwamitin Karamar Hukuma da Muhalli, Kwamitin Bitar Dokoki da Kwamitin Ilimi da Kimiyya. 

A shekara ta 2002, Benson-Papapa ya zama babban bulala na jam'iyyarsa. Ya shiga majalisar ministoci a 2004, ya zama Ministan Kifi, Ministan Alhaki na Hukumar Shari'a, Mataimakin Ministan Shari'a, Mataimakin Ministan Ilimi (Makaranta) da Mataimakin Ministan Muhalli. Ya lura da tsara dokoki na ƙungiyoyin jama'a a New Zealand kuma ya sami suna a matsayin "Mr Fixit" na siyasa da "masanin duhu na siyasa,"  amma kuma an san shi da "wuya don magance." 

Duk da a takaice ya rasa mukaminsa na minista har zuwa babban zaben 2005 saboda zarge-zargen rashin da'a a lokacin aikinsa na koyarwa, Benson-Paparoma an nada shi Ministan Ci gaban Jama'a da Ayyukan Aiki da Ministan Muhalli lokacin da wannan zaben ya dawo da Gwamnatin Ma'aikata ta biyar na New Zealand. a karo na uku. Ya rasa wadancan mukaman a shekarar 2007 kuma ya yi shekara ta karshe na aikinsa na majalisar a kan benci. Ayyukan kwamitocinsa a 2007 da 2008 sun kasance memba na kwamitin doka da oda da kwamitin kananan hukumomi da muhalli..

### Zargin rashin da'a a matsayinsa na malami
Benson-Papapa ya yi murabus na wani dan lokaci a matsayin minista a shekara ta 2005 bayan zargin da tsofaffin dalibai suka yi na amfani da tashin hankali a cikin aji. Zarge-zargen sun hada da cusa kwallon tennis a bakin yaro dan shekara 14, da jefa wa dalibai kwallayen wasan kwallon tennis don kada su yi shiru, da buge wani almajiri da bayan hannunsa da ya sa hancin almajirin ya rika zubar da jini a sansanin makaranta, da kuma yi wa dalibi tuwo a kwarya. jawo jini. Benson-Papapa ya musanta zargin.  Da'awar cewa ya yaudari majalisar ba a mika shi ga kwamitin gata da shugaban majalisar ba kuma bayan makonni uku Benson-Pope ya mayar da shi a matsayinsa, sai dai matsayinsa na Mataimakin Ministan Ilimi. 

*An bayyana ƙarin da'awar game da halin Benson-Paparoma a matsayin malami a shekara mai zuwa. Mujallar Investigate ta buga, a watan Fabrairun 2006, zargin cewa ya shiga dakin kwanan dalibai ‘yan matan da ke sansanin makaranta don tada dalibai sau biyu, kuma ya gaya musu sau daya cewa sun dauki tsawon lokaci suna wanka bayan “guduwar laka”. Benson-Paparoma ya musanta aikata laifin.*.

### Zargin rashin da'a a matsayinsa na Ministan Muhalli
A shekara ta 2007 ne Benson-Paparoma ya fuskanci karin cece-kuce, wanda ya kai ga yin murabus daga mukaminsa na minista tare da kawo karshen aikinsa na majalisar dokoki.

A cikin Yuli 2007 ya bayyana cewa mai ba da shawara kan harkokin siyasa a ofishin Benson-Paparoma (Mataimakin Shugaban Kungiyar Kwadago ta Jam'iyyar Labour Party Steve Hurring) ya buga waya wanda ya kai ga korar ma'aikatar ga sabon manajan sadarwa na Muhalli. Batun ya ta'allaka ne kan dangantakarta da babban sakataren yada labarai na shugaban majalisar dokokin kasar John Key, duk da cewa ta "bayyana alakarta" a yayin aikin nadin.     (A karkashin Dokar Bangaren Jihar New Zealand ta 1988, an hana ministoci da ma’aikatansu shiga cikin al’amuran da suka shafi aiki a cikin ma’aikatun gwamnati da ke da alhakinsu. Dokar ta bukaci shugabannin hukumomin wadannan sassan “su yi aiki ba tare da Ministoci ba a cikin al’amuran da suka shafi yanke shawara. a kan kowane ma'aikaci." 

Bayan mako guda na matsananciyar matsin lamba da ke mai da hankali ba kawai kan zargin cewa ma'aikatansa sun aikata ba daidai ba, har ma da cewa shi da kansa ya yaudari majalisar dokoki, kafofin watsa labarai da Firayim Minista Helen Clark game da iliminsa da kuma shigar da shi, Benson-Paparoma ya ba da murabus dinsa daga majalisar ministoci a. Juma'a 27 Yuli 2007. Clark ya amince da murabus din, yana mai cewa, "Yadda aka gudanar da wasu batutuwa a cikin wannan makon ya sa aka rasa kwarin gwiwa kuma a kan haka na amince da tayin Mista Benson-Pope na tsayawa."  Wani edita ya yi tsokaci cewa, "Ba a karon farko ba, shi da Gwamnati sun kasa jin kunyar abin da ya yi fiye da yadda ya kasa fadin abin da ya yi." 

Duk da binciken da Kwamishinan Ma’aikata na Jihar Mark Prebble da tsohon Kwamishinan Ma’aikata na Jiha Don Hunn suka gudanar ya gano cewa Ministan ko mukarrabansa ba su yi wani abu da bai dace ba,   Benson-Papapa ya kasance mai goyon bayan sauran wa’adin majalisar. Murabus din nasa ya haifar da gagarumin sauyi a majalisar ministocin kasar. Ko da yake Clark ya nuna cewa za a iya mayar da Benson-Paparoma cikin majalisar ministoci a wani lokaci,  ba a sake zabe shi a matsayin dan takarar jam'iyyar Labour ba a zaben 2008 (wanda, a kowane hali, Labour ya rasa), kuma ya bar shi. Majalisa. 

## Aikin karamar hukuma
Bayan ya sha kaye a yunkurinsa na ci gaba da zama dan takarar Dunedin ta Kudu na Labour a babban zaben shekara ta 2008, Benson-Papapa ya ki amincewa da gayyatar da aka yi masa na tsayawa jam'iyyar Aotearoa Legalize Cannabis Party  kuma bai tsaya a matsayin dan takara mai zaman kansa ba. 

Komawa Dunedin, Benson-Papapa yayi aiki a matsayin manajan yarda da albarkatu kuma ya nemi zaɓe ga Majalisar Dunedin City Council (DCC) a zaɓen ƙananan hukumomi na 2013 .  Ya tsaya a matsayin dan takara mai zaman kansa kuma an zabe shi a ranar 12 ga Oktoba 2013.  An sake zabe shi a 2016, 2019 da 2022.    Ya kasance babban memba na DCC a karkashin magajin gari Dave Cull da Aaron Hawkins kuma ya jagoranci kwamitin tsare-tsare da tsare-tsare na majalisar daga 2013 har zuwa 2022. 

A yayin taron zuƙowa kai tsaye na DCC da aka gudanar a ranar 5 ga Mayu 2020, an ga Benson-Paparoma a cikin kyamarar kwamfutarsa yana tsaftace bincikensa da ƙurar gashin tsuntsu yayin da "marasa wando". Wakilan jama'a, kansiloli da manyan manajoji sun sa ido yayin da taron ke fuskantar matsalolin fasaha. Benson-Papapa ya ce ba ya sanye da wando amma yana sanye ne da gajeren wando bayan ya yi aikin lambu da sanyin safiyar ranar kuma ya ce ya yi matukar farin ciki da yadda cameo din nasa ya ba da abin maraba amma "ba da gangan ba." 

An sake zaben Benson-Paparoma a Majalisar Dunedin a karo na hudu yayin zaben kananan hukumomin Dunedin na 2022 .  Sabon Magajin garin Dunedin Jules Radich bai ba shi kujera ko mataimakin kujera a cikin Majalisar Dunedin ba.  Benson-Pope da Walker sun yi iƙirarin cewa Radich ya ba su matsayin kwamitin wanda ya san za su ƙi. Matsakaicin albashin kansilan da magajin garin ya gabatar ya hada da rage albashin kansilolin kashi 11.7% ba tare da aikin jagoranci ba fiye da kwatankwacin matsayin da aka samu a wa’adin da ya gabata.   A karshen watan Oktoba, Benson-Paparoma ya goyi bayan wani kuduri da bai yi nasara ba da dan majalisar Green Marie Laufiso ya yi na rufe gibin albashi tsakanin kansilolin da aka ba wa mukaman mataimakin shugaban kasa da wadanda ba su da wadannan ayyuka. Kuri'u 11 zuwa 4 ne dai ya sha kaye a zaben.  A cikin Disamba 2022, an buƙaci DCC ta yi la'akari da shawarar sake biyan kuɗi bayan Hukumar Kula da Rarraba ta yanke shawarar biyan bashin ya sabawa doka. 

A tsakiyar Disamba 2022, Benson-Pope ya nuna adawa da shirin rage kasafin kudi na Lafiya na New Zealand ga gidajen wasan kwaikwayo da kayan aiki a cikin shirye-shiryen sake gina Asibitin Dunedin, babban asibitin Dunedin. Ya kuma yi kamfen na ganin an sake gina Asibitin daidai gwargwado.   A karshen watan Janairu, Benson-Paparoma ya gabatar da wani kudiri yana kira ga DCC da ta ba da gudummawar NZ $ 130,400 don yakin neman zaben jama'a don tallafawa aikin sake gina asibitin kamar yadda aka bayyana a cikin shari'ar kasuwanci ta ƙarshe.  A ranar 31 ga Janairu, DCC ta kada kuri'a gaba daya don goyan bayan kudirin Benson-Paparoma na yaki da sauye-sauyen da aka yi na zanen Asibitin Dunedin. 

A cikin Mayu 2024, Benson-Papapa da ɗan'uwansa Cr Sophie Barker sun soki magajin garin Radich saboda rashin gudanar da kwamitin tantance shugabanin zartarwa na yau da kullun. An gudanar da irin wannan taron kwamitin na ƙarshe a ranar 8 ga Satumba 2023. Benson-Pope ya yi iƙirarin cewa gazawar Radich na gudanar da tarurrukan yau da kullun "alama ce ta kasancewarsa ba shi da wata fasaha da ake buƙata don yin wannan aikin." Radich ya yi sabani da sukar Benson-Papapa da Barkers, yana mai cewa Benson-Papapa ba mamba ne a kwamitin tantancewa ba kuma ya ce DCC ta gudanar da tarurruka akai-akai. 

A karshen watan Mayun 2024, Benson-Paparoma ya kada kuri'ar amincewa da wani kuduri na DCC yana neman gwamnatin New Zealand ta kafa wani nau'in biza na musamman ga 'yan gudun hijirar Falasdinu da yakin Isra'ila da Hamas ya raba da muhallansu. Ya ce "abin da ya bambanta a nan shi ne mun samu mazauna yankin suna neman mu fitar da iyalansu daga halin jahannama, duk wanda ba ya goyon bayan hakan bai cancanci zama a nan ba." 

## Rayuwa ta sirri
Benson-Papapa yana da aure da yara tagwaye. 

## Magana

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## Hanyoyin haɗi na waje

* Bayanan gidan yanar gizon majalisar NZ akan David Benson-Paparoma
* Shigar da gidan yanar gizon Labour Party don David Benson-Paparoma
* Timeline: Benson-Pope rigimar aiki, daga TV DAYA