John Stringer

John Stringer has extensive political experience as a former ministerial press secretary, a Parliamentary Services staffer, and as a campaign director and parliamentary candidate.

A Cantabrian, John has been active and elected in local body politics and offers broad life experience. His professional career has traversed the arts, politics, faith, business and most recently education, in both New Zealand and Australia where he is currently a Head of Department. He has been a professional cartoonist and published writer.

With a masters degree in classical studies, John teaches English, History, Classics and Religious Education among other subjects. An interest in archaeology has taken him in to the field in Israel and New Zealand.

He is a passionate Crusaders supporter and lives between Christchurch, Queensland, and the Selwyn District on the Rakaia River. John has three adult children (two teachers and a soldier) and two grandchildren, in Christchurch.