Patrick Holmes has held senior roles in the “third sector” for more than 15 years, mainly in the areas of fundraising, marketing and organisational development, and is currently CEO of Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand. He has a lifelong interest in the environment and sustainable living and plans to build his very own
eco-home in the near future.

Patrick was born and raised in the UK and, prior to emigrating to New Zealand in 2005, lived in rural Somerset. He now lives in the Eastern Bays area of Auckland with his wife, two teenage boys and a couple of Border Terriers and represents ebode in the Auckland-Northland region.