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Revision as of 14:36, 17 May 2020
Template:TOCnestleft Dave Cuthbert is a New Zealand activist. Son of Betty Cuthbert. Brother of Dick Cuthbert.
Career
In 2013 Dave Cuthbert was returning officer for NZUSA.
Dave Cuthbert is an engineering graduate of Canterbury University. His professional career included leadership of student organisations, involvement in the NGO sector, and 15 years as an Advisor to the leader of a political party.[1]
Cuthbert the BC chair of a small apartment building in Karori, Wellington, a position held since 2008, and has worked successfully on seismic strengthening issues. He is a past Body Corporate Chairs Group committee member and co-Chair.
Prior to his retirement, David worked in the parliamentary complex for more than 15 years, including nine years as a senior policy advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and then a senior Cabinet minister.
David has expensive governance experience, being a member of the Victoria University of Wellington Council for a decade and chairs the university's Joint Student Union Board. He is a board member of the NZ Rail and Locomotive Society and a member of the NZ Ship and Marine Society national executive.
David was co-opted onto the National Executive in March 2019, and has served as BCCG Wellington Branch committee member for a few years.[2]
Anderton staffer
When he left Parrliament in 2011 Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton's parliamentary staff were Sally Griffin, Dave Cuthbert, John Pagani and Josie Pagani, and Tony Simpson.[3]
WCL
Dave Cuthbert was close to the Workers Communist League
HART
On June 16 1981 Invercargill MP Norm Jones entered into the parliamentary record pages 460-461 the names of several Halt All Racist Tours leaders.
The List included Dave Cuthbert - Wellington representative "believed to be the brains behind the Workers Communist League".
COST executive committee
The Workers Communist League dominated Citizens Opposed to the Springbok Tour at all levels.
The COST executive committee was elected after the initial May 1st 1981 mobilisation. It consisted of;
- Lindsay Wright (chairman) Previously a research officer for NZUSA, on the central committee of the National Anti Apartheid Council and an official of the Committee on Vietnam. A former contributor to The Paper.
- Geoff Walker Later a chairman of Wellington HART.
- Campbell Duignan A HART activist, later VUWSA National Affairs officer and a confirmed member of the Victoria University Progressive Students Alliance, the student wing of the WCL. Later closely linked to the WCL in Dunedin.
- Eileen Cassidy Named by the SIS as a probable WCL member. Her daughter Lindy Cassidy, was an open member of the WCL's predecessor, the Wellington Marxist-Leninist Organisation.
- Dennis Rockell A former organiser of the National Anti Apartheid Council.
- Dave Cuthbert A founding chairman of the NAAC, former president of NZUSA and a HART national councillor. Named by the SIS as a probable WCL member.
- Ian Baxter No information.
- David Stott Confirmed as a WCL member in 1984, ex NAAC central committee.
- Davd Wickham Denies WCL membership, but a former partner was a WCL member. Former AUSA International Affairs officer, HART activist and contributor to The Paper.
later co-opted was Alick Shaw Open WCL member.
Addressed UN
Dave Cuthbert, Chairman of the National Anti-Aparthied Coordinating Committee (NAACC) of New Zealand, addressing the Special Political Committee of the General Assembly, United Nations, New York, October 30, 1972.
President NZUSA
In 1971 Dave Cuthbert was president of NZUSA.