Willow-Jean Prime
Willow-Jean Prime | |
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Prime in 2023 | |
| 16th Minister of Conservation | |
| In office 1 February 2023 – 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Poto Williams |
| Succeeded by | Tama Potaka |
| 16th Minister for Youth | |
| In office 1 February 2023 – 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Chris Hipkins |
| Preceded by | Priyanca Radhakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | Matt Doocey |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2023 | |
| In office 23 September 2017 – 17 October 2020 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Northland | |
| In office 17 October 2020 – 14 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Matt King |
| Succeeded by | Grant McCallum |
| Majority | 163 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willow-Jean Downs 1983 (age 41–42) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Dion |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Waikato |
Willow-Jean Prime (née Downs; born 1983) is a New Zealand politician. She was first elected a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives at the 2017 general election as a list representative of the New Zealand Labour Party. She was elected as the Member of Parliament for Northland at the 2020 general election and was re-elected as a list MP in 2023.
Prime was Minister of Conservation and Minister for Youth in the final year of the Sixth Labour Government.