Mark Patterson

Mark William James Patterson (born 1970) is a New Zealand politician and former Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the New Zealand First party. Career before politics Patterson had a career as a sheep farmer in Lawrence, Otago, and was involved with the Meat Industry Excellence Group. Political career Patterson was previously involved with the National Party and unsuccessfully contested the nomination for the electorate in 2014 upon Bill English's decision to become a List MP, but lost to Todd Barclay. Patterson was announced as the New Zealand First candidate for the newly formed Taieri electorate for the 2020 general election.