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National Party list MP Melissa Lee gives her maiden speech to Parliament in 2008. Born in Korea, Lee came to New Zealand with her family in 1988 and had a long career as a journalist before entering Parliament. She concluded her maiden speech: ‘I’m grateful that the Korean community is always behind me to support me, as I take my baby steps as the very first New Zealand member of Parliament of Korean heritage.’
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by Mark Mitchell
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