Phil Goff Wife: Who Is Mary Ellen Goff?

Phil Goff wife

Is Phil Goff married? Phil Goff is a married man and has three children with his wife. He first met his wife Mary Ellen Goff in 1971 and they had their wedding in 1979.

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NamePhil Goff
WifeMary Ellen Goff

Phil and his wife live on an 8-hectare (20-acre) farmlet in the rural Auckland suburb of Clevedon. Goff’s nephew, U.S. Army Captain Matthew Ferrara, was killed in 2007 during the Afghanistan War.

In the 2017 New Year Honours, Goff was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM), for services as a member of parliament.

Phil Goff is a New Zealand politician and diplomat. He currently serves as High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom since 2023. He was a member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1981 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2016. He served as leader of the Labour Party and leader of the Opposition between 11 November 2008 and 13 December 2011.

Goff was a senior minister in a number of portfolios during the Fifth Labour Government, in office from 1999 to 2008, including Minister of Justice, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister of Defence, and Associate Minister of Finance. Goff was elected mayor of Auckland in 2016, and served two terms, before retiring in 2022.

Philip Bruce Goff CNZM was born on June 22, 1953. He is 70 years old. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand. His family was very poor, and his father wanted Goff to enter the workforce immediately after finishing high school.

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Goff, however, wished to attend university, a decision that caused him to leave home when only sixteen years old. By working at Westfield Freezing Works and as a cleaner, Goff was able to fund himself through university, gaining an MA (with first-class honours) in political studies at the University of Auckland.

In 1973, he was Senior Scholar in Political Studies and also won the Butterworth Prize for law. While completing his MA, he lectured in Political Studies. After his overseas experience in Europe Goff returned to New Zealand where he became an Insurance Workers Union organiser.

Phil Goff’s wife?

Phil Goff’s wife is Mary Ellen Goff.