Ricardo Menendez March - Greens MP

Listen in while your hosts, Aimee and Harita Gandhi-Kashyap are joined by Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand's MP, Ricardo Menéndez March MP, to talk political engagement within youth, improving the political system, the culture within parliament, the climate, and our international responsibilities, migrant exploitation, rental rights, dental policies, and more.25/09/2023https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-37H996ECI...Ricardo Menéndez March MP is a New Zealand activist and politician who, since 2020, is a Member of Parliament for the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand in the House of Representatives.He moved to New Zealand from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, and worked as a film projectionist for a decade in Auckland.After that role, he worked in hospitality, then in migrant advocacy.He served as male co-convenor of Young Greens of Aotearoa New Zealand in 2016.For the 2020 New Zealand general election, Menéndez March was placed tenth on the Green party list, and ran for the Maungakiekie electorate.His current portfolios are:Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Food Safety, Health, Immigration, Rainbow Issues, Senior Citizens, Social DevelopmentSports and Recreation, and Tourism.In April 2023, the Greens confirmed that March would be contesting former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Mount Albert, New Zealand electorate during the 2023 New Zealand general election as part of a "two ticks" campaign.Brought to you by the Wellington Branch of National Council of Women New Zealand.

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