Sophie Handford
Sophie Handford | |
|---|---|
| Kāpiti Coast District Councillor for Paekākāriki-Raumati Ward | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2000 (age 23–24) |
Sophie Handford (born November 2000) is a New Zealand climate activist and politician who has served on the Kāpiti Coast District Council since 2019.
Early life[edit]
Handford was born in November 2000[1] and grew up in Paekākāriki. She attended Kapiti College, at which she was head girl and a student representative on the board of trustees.[2]
Political career and activism[edit]
In 2019, Handford helped organize and lead the School Strike for Climate in New Zealand, was selected by Kris Faafoi to represent the Mana electorate in the 2019 New Zealand Youth Parliament, and was elected to the Kāpiti Coast District Council in the Paekākāriki-Raumati Ward. At the age of 18, she was one of the youngest ever councillors elected in New Zealand.[3] She was then jointly named Wellingtonian of the Year, sharing the honour with Muslim leader Tahir Nawaz.[4]
Handford worked for the campaign of Terisa Ngobi in the 2020 New Zealand general election,[5] and has a part-time job in Ngobi's electorate office.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Livingston, Tommy; Hunt, Tom (14 October 2019). "Youth voice heard in Wellington elections as young people voted onto councils". Dominion Post. Stuff.
- ↑ "Girl you need to know: Climate activist and Kāpiti Councillor Sophie Handford (she's 18!)". Fashion Quarterly. 25 October 2019.
- ↑ Willis, Rosalie (14 October 2019). "18-year-old wins seat on Kāpiti Coast District Council". Kāpiti News. New Zealand Herald.
- ↑ George, Damian (14 November 2019). "Wellingtonian of the Year supreme award shared for first time in 31 years". Dominion Post. Stuff.
- ↑ McMichael, Laurilee (5 November 2020). "Climate change activist Sophie Handford brings message of hope to Taupō". Rotorua Daily Post. New Zealand Herald.
- ↑ Green, Kate (18 December 2021). "Kāpiti Coast activist-turned-councillor Sophie Handford reflects on two years in the job". Stuff.
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