Hon Marama Davidson is a New Zealand politician [5] and member of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand [34][35], serving as a list Member of Parliament [32].
Davidson's early career included a role as Youth Tutor at Te Rapunga O Poutama Work and Educational Trust, beginning in 2001, according to a single secondary source [7]. From around 2003, she is reported to have worked at the Human Rights Commission [11], with one secondary source describing her role there as Advisor for Human Rights and Race Relations [1]. She also worked part-time for Breastfeeding New Zealand [9], with one source placing her role there as Online Community Manager from 2010 [6]. She is additionally described, in a single secondary source, as a qualified aerobics instructor [10].
Prior to entering Parliament, Davidson stood as the Green Party candidate in the 2013 Ikaroa Rāwhiti by-election, according to one secondary source [14], and again as the Green Party candidate in Tāmaki Makaurau at the 2014 General Election [13]. She served as Chief Panelist for the Glenn Inquiry into Domestic Violence and Child Abuse [2], a role also noted in one secondary source [12]. She is further reported, in a single secondary source, to have co-founded Te Wharepora Hou Māori Women's Collective [15].
Davidson entered Parliament as a Green Party list MP on 5 November 2015 [26]. In October 2016, according to one secondary source, she participated in the Women's Boat to Gaza mission [16][17].
On 8 April 2018, Davidson became co-leader of the Green Party [30][31], a position also described in one secondary source as the 3rd Co-leader of the Green Party [19]. Sources differ on the precise start date of her Green Party affiliation, with some noting her entry from 2015 and others from 2018 [35].
Following the 2020 general election, Davidson was appointed Associate Minister of Housing with responsibility for addressing homelessness, from late October 2020 [20][21]. She also held the role of Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence from around 6 November 2020, according to a single secondary source [18][28]. As of 2023, one secondary source lists her as Green Party spokesperson for conservation, reducing child poverty, preventing family violence, and social investment [23].