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Carl Michael Bates[1] (born 13 March 1983)[2] is a New Zealand politician, representing the New Zealand National Party as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.
Carl Bates | |
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.png) Bates in 2023 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Whanganui | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Steph Lewis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Carl Michael Bates 13 March 1983 Whanganui, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse | Candice |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Massey University |
Bates was born and raised in Whanganui, where he attended Mosston School, Rutherford Junior High School, and Whanganui High School.[3] He later gained a bachelor of business studies degree in accountancy from Massey University.[4] He has been a director of an aged care facility, the Arena Manawatu stadium company, and the Universal College of Learning in Palmerston North. Bates set up a company to train boards of directors, named Sirdar Global Group, and operated it in New Zealand and Africa, and self-published two books on business success. He sold the company on his return to New Zealand in 2020.[5]
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–present | 54th | Whanganui | 47 | National | |
Bates joined the National Party at the age of 13, when he campaigned for Peter Gresham.[5] In 2000 he was a Youth MP for Annabel Young.[6] Bates was selected by the National Party to contest the Whanganui electorate at the 2023 election. He was 47th on the party list.[7] At the time of his selection he was living in Sanson, but later moved to the Whanganui electorate.[4] On election night, Bates received 16,446 votes, beating the incumbent, first-term Labour Party MP Steph Lewis, by 5,512 votes.[8][9] Bates said the result reflected that people in Whanganui don't want their assets controlled from the capital.[8] He said people in the region were keen to see both the Three Waters and Resource Management Act reforms reversed.[8]
Bates met his wife Candice on Tinder while living in South Africa. They have two children.[3]
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