Guy Winston Salmon (born 1949) is a New Zealand environmentalist.
Salmon was born in 1949. His father was
John Salmon, who was a noted entomologist and professor of zoology at
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and w ...
. His mother was Pamela Naomi Salmon (née Wilton).
Salmon is executive director of the
Ecologic Foundation, an independent policy
think tank
A think tank, or public policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governme ...
. He has been involved with this organisation in its various forms since the 1970s. In the early 1970s, Salmon was a prominent member of the environmentalist
Values Party
The Values Party was a New Zealand political party. It is considered the world's first national-level environmentalist party, pre-dating the use of "Green" as a political label. It was established in May 1972 at Victoria University of Wellingto ...
.
In 1990 and 1991, Salmon was a member of
Simon Upton
Simon David Upton (born 7 February 1958) is a former New Zealand politician and member of Parliament from 1981 to 2001, representing the National Party, and the current Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
Early life
Upton was edu ...
's review group that finalised the definition of sustainable management included in the
Resource Management Act 1991
The Resource Management Act (RMA) passed in 1991 in New Zealand is a significant, and at times, controversial Act of Parliament. The RMA promotes the sustainable management of natural and physical resources such as land, air and water. New Zea ...
.
Salmon stood as a candidate for Parliament on behalf of the
Progressive Greens in
1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
and the
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party (), often shortened to National () or the Nats, is a Centre-right politics, centre-right List of political parties in New Zealand, political party in New Zealand that is the current senior ruling party. It is one ...
in the
2002
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election.
In 1990, Salmon was awarded the
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was a commemorative medal awarded in New Zealand in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and was awarded to 3,632 people.
Background
The New Zealand 1990 Com ...
.
In the
2021 New Year Honours
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, Salmon was appointed an
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit () is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have r ...
, for services to the environment.
References
1949 births
Living people
New Zealand environmentalists
New Zealand activists
Values Party politicians
New Zealand National Party politicians
Unsuccessful candidates in the 1996 New Zealand general election
Unsuccessful candidates in the 2002 New Zealand general election
Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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