What would you do as an Elected government representative?
Elected government representatives
- usually work regular business hours but may work weekends and evenings
- usually work in offices
- need to communicate well, work well under pressure and make decisions
Tasks
- represent people in policies and decisions
- study reports and proposals
- present and vote on new laws
- attend meetings and public events
- work with officials on policies
- oversee changes in rules or laws
- respond to complaints and public petitions
- approve spending for public projects
- share ideas through speeches and interviews
- stay updated on important issues
How can you become an Elected government representative?
You usually need experience to become an elected government representative and a qualification may be useful.
You need
- to be at least 18 years old
- to be enrolled on the parliamentary electoral roll
- to be elected
You may need
- a relevant tertiary qualification in political science and policy studies, law studies, human society or similar area
- experience in similar work
If you're in school
You usually need NCEA Level 3 to do the study or training for this job.
