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Scott Willis

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Research run #152 · 6 May 2026
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Scott Willis is a Green Party list Member of Parliament, entering Parliament in 2024 [22][24][25].

According to a single reputable secondary source, Willis attended the University of Otago, noted from 1987 [12]. He is confirmed to have worked as an intern at the European Parliament [6]. Prior to entering Parliament, his career spanned roles in energy and climate-related fields, including work as an energy wellbeing worker from 2007 [4], a worker at a Kaupapa Māori organisation overseeing a home upgrade programme [9], and a project manager and consultant [7].

According to a single reputable secondary source, Willis served as project manager and later general manager of Blueskin Energy Ltd [8][5], and worked as a consultant on energy resilience [2]. He is also reported to have served as director at Climate Navigator [3] and as co-founder of an NGO working on climate solutions [1]. Additionally, he is reported to have been a member of an advisory group at the Electricity Authority [11].

Willis is affiliated with the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand [25][26]. At the 2023 general election, he stood as the Green Party candidate for the Taieri electorate [13][23] and was ranked 12th on the Green Party candidate list [10].

According to a single reputable secondary source, Willis holds a number of spokesperson roles within the Green Party, including Energy [16], Regional Development [18], Rural Communities [19], Science Innovation and Technology [20], Sports and Recreation [21], Hunting and Fishing [17], Dunedin Issues [15], and Associate Justice (Firearms) [14].

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AI-generated biography. Assembled by an LLM from public sources (Wikipedia, Hansard, Beehive, Parliament register, news archives). Every claim is backed by a verbatim quote in one of the cited sources below and tagged confirmed, unverified, or disputed based on corroboration. Use as a starting reference, not a final source — cross-check anything load-bearing.
2 confirmed 24 unverified 0 disputed
Verify the bio — expand the citation index 26 sourced claims

Education

  • [12]
    Attended University of Otago (from 1987). unverified

Career

Political offices

  • [13]
    Held the office of Candidate for Taieri electorate (from 2023). unverified
  • [14]
    Held the office of Green Party Associate Justice (Firearms) spokesperson. unverified
  • [15]
    Held the office of Green Party spokesperson for Dunedin Issues. unverified
  • [16]
    Held the office of Green Party spokesperson for Energy. unverified
  • [17]
    Held the office of Green Party spokesperson for Hunting and Fishing. unverified
  • [18]
    Held the office of Green Party spokesperson for Regional Development. unverified
  • [19]
    Held the office of Green Party spokesperson for Rural Communities. unverified
  • [20]
    Held the office of Green Party spokesperson for Science Innovation and Technology. unverified
  • [21]
    Held the office of Green Party spokesperson for Sports and Recreation. unverified
  • [22]
    Held the office of Green list MP (from 2024). unverified
  • [23]
    Held the office of Greens candidate for Taieri. unverified
  • [24]
    Held the office of Member of Parliament (Green MP). unverified

Party affiliation

Civic roles & honours

  • [10]
    Civic role: Candidate list rank 12 for Green Party (from 2023). unverified
  • [11]
    Civic role: member of advisory group at the Electricity Authority. unverified

Looked for, not found

  • No verbatim-verified details on Scott Willis's specific University of Otago degree(s) or graduation year — Wikipedia and KeyWiki mention attendance from 1987 but the pages failed verbatim extraction.
  • Scott Willis's time working in Europe / internship at the European Parliament — mentioned in KeyWiki claim but not verifiable from a second source with verbatim extraction.

The researcher checked for these topics across the allowed public sources but could not find verbatim-quotable evidence. Absence here doesn't rule the fact out — it just means no journalist-accessible source covered it at the time of the run.

01 Positions

03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →

as of 2026-05-27 02:27
Managed investment schemes
Global Responsibility Fund – Pathfinder Managed Investment — Pathfinder Managed Investment
Global Water Fund – Pathfinder Managed Investment — Pathfinder Managed Investment
Pathfinder Ethical Trans-Tasman Fund – Pathfinder Managed Investment — Pathfinder Managed Investment
Real property
Family home (jointly owned) – Waitati, Dunedin
Retirement schemes
Pathfinder KiwiSaver — Pathfinder KiwiSaver

04 Directorships Methodology →

None recorded.

08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →

No meetings recorded.

09 Recent Hansard speeches

12 In the news Methodology →

24 articles

Coverage from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff that mentions this person. Click any source to expand. Article body markdown is captured separately and used for AI summarisation downstream.

Otago Daily Times 10
  • Minister James Meager with Roy Sloan (Fiordland Wapiti Foundation) and representatives from the Department of Conservation and Game Animal Council, outside the Fiordland Events Centre on Monday. Photo: Tayler Mutton HOSI is such a strange…
    2026-07-17
  • The government has signalled that way that research is funded at Otago and other universities will change. PHOTO: ODT FILES Being a junior Cabinet minister and with an election just a few months away, Invercargill National MP Penny…
    2026-06-12
  • Photo: Getty Images Stimulating the change we need to see will be easier with the government on board.
    2026-06-12
  • An old photo of Riselaw Road Gospel Hall. PHOTO: SUPPLIED The Brethren movement had ‘‘a philosophical aversion to committing anything to paper’’ making the history of some churches difficult to trace.
    2026-06-05
  • At a trial in December, Darren* gave evidence about how he was sexually abused by Christopher Todman as a child. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY A former Dunedin teacher seemed like a father figure to children at his church, but in reality was…
    2026-06-05
  • Samoan Advisory Council chairman Afamasaga Asemaga Taele-Pavihi and Tūhura Otago Museum Pacific engagement manager Leota A Meredith at the newly redeveloped Pacific Cultures gallery, now named Tāngata Moana (Peoples of the Ocean). PHOTO…
    2026-06-05
  • Dunedin Labour MP Rachel Brooking. PHOTO: ODT FILES Last weekend Parliament did what it always does on Budget week — sit until all hours of the day and night passing legislation under urgency.
    2026-06-05
  • This week's Election 2026 political interview guest is Taieri Green list MP Scott Willis.
    2026-06-05
  • Green Party co-leaders Marama Davidson (left) and Chlöe Swarbrick have written to the finance and energy ministers. Photo: RNZ By Lauren Crimp of RNZ
    2026-05-11
  • 2025-07-26
RNZ 8
The Spinoff 2
1News 2
NZ Herald 1
Stuff 1

13 Commentary topics Methodology →

6 topics · 12 weeks

Topics where op-eds, blogs and press releases have mentioned this person, week-by-week. Each row links through to the topic detail in the discourse lens.

14 Press topics Methodology →

6 topics · 12 weeks

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