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Marcroft is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Jenny Marcroft (born 1963), New Zealand politician *Ted Marcroft Edward Hollows Marcroft (13 April 1910 – 1975) was an English professional footballer. During his career he played for several Football League clubs. Career Marcroft began his career playing in the Lancashire League for Bacup Borough and Grea ... (1910–1975), English footballer {{Short pages monitor ...
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Jenny Marcroft
Jennifer Lyn Marcroft (born 1963) is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the New Zealand First party. She served from 2017 to 2020, and returned in the 2023 New Zealand general election. Early life Both Marcroft's parents died during her childhood leaving her an orphan at 16. She then lived with a violent step-father in Rotorua who motivated her to run away from home. She is part Māori on her father's side and identifies as Ngāpuhi. Marcroft's mother was a family friend of former Deputy-Prime Minister Don McKinnon, who supported her entry into politics. Broadcasting career Marcroft had a career spanning over 30 years in the broadcasting industry, mostly reading the news on the radio for Independent Radio News, however she also read the news on television for TV3 at times. During her career she worked to ensure her pronunciation of Māori names was correct, receiving criticism for doing so. During the 1990s as a newsreader she ...
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