Lianne Dalziel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lianne Dalziel

New Zealand politician

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1960

Place of Birth: Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Lianne Audrey Dalziel (; born 7 June 1960) is New Zealand politician and the current Mayor of Christchurch.
Prior to this position, she was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for 23 years, serving as Minister of Immigration, Commerce, Minister of Food Safety and Associate Minister of Justice in the Fifth Labour Government.
She resigned from Cabinet on 20 February 2004 after apparently lying about a leak of documents to the media, but was reinstated as a Minister following Labour's return to office after the 2005 election.
She resigned from Parliament effective 11 October 2013 to contest the Christchurch mayoral election.
The incumbent, Bob Parker, decided not to stand again, and she was widely regarded as the top favourite and won with a wide margin to become the 46th Mayor of Christchurch.