Andy Baker is a New Zealand politician who is an

Auckland Council Auckland Council () is the local government council for the Auckland Region in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority that also has the responsibilities, duties and powers of a regional council and so is a unitary authority, according to t ...

lor. In 2022, Baker was elected as a councillor for the

Franklin ward The Franklin Ward is the southernmost ward on the Auckland Council. The Franklin ward has one local board, also called Franklin; the Franklin Local Board has three subdivisions - Wairoa, Pukekohe and Waiuku. Franklin is currently represented by A ...

Early life

Baker was born and raised in

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. Before entering local body politics, Baker worked as a policeman, as a dairy farmer, and as a restaurateur, opening the Two Fat Cows bar and restaurant in Drury.

Political career

Turner became an Franklin Local Board member in 2010, serving as the board's chair. In the 2022 local body elections, Baker ran against former

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, and was elected as the councillor for the

References

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