Golriz Ghahraman

Golriz Ghahraman
گلریز قهرمان
Ghahraman in 2017
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Green party list
In office
7 October 2017  18 January 2024
Succeeded byCelia Wade-Brown
Personal details
Born1981 (age 4344)
Mashhad, Iran
Political partyGreen
Domestic partnerGuy Williams (2016–2020)
Alma mater
ProfessionBarrister, politician
WebsiteNew Zealand Parliament profile

Golriz Ghahraman (Persian: گلریز قهرمان; born 1981) is a New Zealand former politician, lawyer and writer. The former United Nations lawyer was a child asylum seeker, and became the first refugee elected to New Zealand's Parliament. Ghahraman was a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for the Green Party from 2017 to 2024, when she resigned amid multiple shoplifting allegations, which she was later convicted of.