Jan Logie
Heather Janet Logie (born 26 October 1969) is a New Zealand politician and a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives. She is a member of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Early life. Logie was born in Invercargill in 1969. She graduated from the University of Otago with a BA in politics and served as Women's Coordinator for the New Zealand Union of Students' Associations from 1993 to 1996. She lived and worked in Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher on the JET Programme. She has previously worked for Women's Refuge, the Hutt  Valley Youth Health Service, the New Zealand YWCA and the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities. Logie described herself as a "lefty, feminist lesbian" in her maiden speech to Parliament. Political career. Logie unsuccessfully contested the in Mana, placing third with 1,543 votes. Logie also stood in in the , where she again came third, however as she ranked ninth on the Green Party list she was elected to Parliament, with the Greens gaining 14 seats . Logie, along with the rest of the Green Party, voted in support of Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013, allowing same-sex couples to  legally marry in New Zealand. She was returned to Parliament during the . In 2015, Logie created a cross-party group to look at and advocate for LGBTI rights. This group consists of Catherine Delahunty (Green), Chris Bishop (National), David Seymour (ACT), Denis O'Rourke (NZ First), Denise Roche (Green), James Shaw (Green), herself, Kevin Hague (Green), Louisa Wall (Labour), Nanaia Mahuta (Labour), Paul Foster-Bell (National), and Trevor Mallard (Labour). Following the and the formation of the Sixth Labour Government, Logie was appointed as the Parliamentary Undersecretary to the Minister of Justice Andrew Little with a focus on domestic and sexual  violence issues. During the 2020 New Zealand election that was held on 17 October, Logie was re-elected to Parliament on the party list. Logie also stood in Mana, coming third place behind Labour candidate Barbara Edmonds and National MP Jo Hayes.