Following your election as Speaker yesterday, there is a vacancy in the office of the Deputy Speaker and I am delighted to nominate Greg O'Connor as your successor in that role. Greg O'Connor has been the member for Ōhāriu since 2017. In those five years, in addition to being a diligent electorate MP, he's been the chairperson of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee, deputy chairperson of the Finance and Expenditure Committee, a member of the Justice Committee and the Social Services and Community Committee, chairperson of the Parliamentary Service Commission's Health and Safety Committee, and co-chairperson of the New Zealand - South and South East Asia Parliamentary Friendship Group. In these roles, he's shown a willingness to work with members from all parties to achieve the best results possible. 