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Scott WillisMP
Willis in 2023
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Green party list
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 October 2023
Personal details
Born	1969 or 1970 (age 53–54) Dunedin, New Zealand
Political party	Green
Willis' voice recorded July 2024

Scott Matthew Willis is a New Zealand energy analyst and politician, representing the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand as a Member of Parliament since the 2023 New Zealand general election.

Early life

Willis was born in Dunedin and grew up on a farm in Otago. He attended the University of Otago from the age of 17 in 1987, and then worked on orchards and farms in the Cévennes region of France. Willis later interned at the European Parliament. He has worked as a consultant on energy resilience, and as an energy analyst. As general manager of Blueskin Energy Ltd, Willis was involved in attempts to get wind turbines in Blueskin Bay, and in the building of New Zealand's first climate-safe house in 2020. He has been involved with a trust working on peer-to-peer energy sharing, and insulating houses.

Political career

Willis contested the Taieri electorate in the 2020 election, when he came third to Labour MP Ingrid Leary and National Party candidate Liam Kernaghan, with 2207 votes.

Willis stood again for Taieri in the 2023 election. He was twelfth on the national list. At the campaign launch in June, Willis said "We need a strong voice on the hospital build and our health services; for all whānau living in cold, damp mouldy homes; for our tertiary education – our University and Te Pukenga. We need a strong voice and forward thinking for South Dunedin and our rural and energy sectors, for decarbonising to deliver climate justice."

During the 2023 election, Willis received 3,898 votes in Taeiri, coming third to incumbent Ingrid Leary and National Party candidate Matthew French. Despite not winning Taieri, Willis entered Parliament on the Green Party list.

In late November, Willis assumed the Green Party's energy, regional development, rural communities and Dunedin Issues spokesperson portfolios.

Selected publications

• Willis, Scott (4 April 2022). "No time for diluted ambitions". Otago Daily Times.
• Willis, Scott (26 September 2022). "Taking the responsibility seriously". Otago Daily Times.
• Willis, Scott (20 February 2023). "Thinking local". Otago Daily Times.
• Willis, Scott (30 May 2022). "A common sense recipe". Otago Daily Times.
• Willis, Scott (26 July 2021). "Making our way to a regenerative future". Otago Daily Times.
• Willis, Scott (21 September 2023). "Why the Green Party wants passenger rail in the South". Otago Daily Times.

References

1. Le Quesne, Karl (16 November 2023). "2023 General Election – Election of List Candidates". New Zealand Gazette. 2023-au5351. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
2. ^ "Scott Willis | Taieri | List Rank #12".
3. "Scott Willis – Greens candidate for Taieri".
4. "Willis, Scott Maiden Statements". New Zealand Parliament. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024. I went to university as a 17-year-old in 1987—so you can do the calculations there!
5. ^ Mathias, Shanti (18 October 2023). "Who are the new Greens and Act MPs?". The Spinoff. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
6. Coughlan, Thomas (17 January 2023). "Efeso Collins among list of likely Green candidates for 2023 election". New Zealand Herald.
7. ^ Houlahan, Mike (16 October 2023). "'Exhausted but excited' Willis in as list MP for Greens". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
8. Munro, Bruce (15 October 2012). "Green power out of the blue". Otago Daily Times.
9. MacLean, Hamish (4 November 2020). "Climate Safe House being put to market". Otago Daily Times.
10. ^ "Push for 'strong Green vote' in south at campaign launch". Radio New Zealand. 24 June 2023.
11. "Taieri – Official Result". Electoral Commission.
12. "Green Party candidate list includes nine Māori". Te Ao News. 20 May 2023.
13. "Taieri - Official Result". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
14. "2023 General Election: Successful candidates". Electoral Commission. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
15. "Greens unveil portfolio spokespeople". 1News. 29 November 2023. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

• Living people
• 21st-century New Zealand politicians
• Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
• Candidates in the 2023 New Zealand general election
• Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand MPs
• New Zealand list MPs
• Unsuccessful candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election