Biography
Lemauga Lydia Sosene is a New Zealand Labour Party politician. She was a member of the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu local board from the October 2010 local elections until her election to the New Zealand House of Representatives in May 2022. After completing the balance of Louisa Wall's term as a list MP, Sosene was elected as MP for Māngere at the 2023 general election.
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54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Voting record
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Declared interests
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5 Organisations and trusts seeking Government funding Māngere Community Law Centre – community legal services 6 Real property Family home (jointly owned) – Favona, Auckland 7 Retirement schemes ASB State Sector Retirement Savings Scheme – Smartshares Limited Westpac KiwiSaver 9 Debts owed to you S Sosene – personal loan (home loan) against family home 10 Debts owed by you Westpac Bank – mortgage 11 Overseas travel costs Japan – Standing Committee Conference on Active Ageing Parliamentarians Meeting. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD). 12 Gifts Alofa koha – Ps Waita Fata and Galumalemana Sulu Anae (Victory Power Ministries Manukau Auckland) Alofa koha – Aiga o Fauono Pauline Jesse Taofiga Bereavement (Auckland) Alofa koha – Aiga o Reverend Fiatepa Fa’ae’e Bereavement (Auckland) Hon Erica
Register of Pecuniary Interests (parliament.nz) · as at 31 January 2025Taxpayer-funded expenses
Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 October – 31 December 2025. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.
Roles & responsibilities
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