Editing Rod Donald (section)

{{Short description|New Zealand politician (1957–2005)}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = 
| name                = Rod Donald
| honorific-suffix    = 
| image               = RodDonaldGreenMP.jpg
| imagesize           = 
| alt                 = 
| caption             = 
| order               = 1st [[Co-leaders of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Co-leader of the Green Party]]
| co-leader           = [[Jeanette Fitzsimons]]
| term_start          = 21 May 1995
| term_end            = 6 November 2005
| successor           = [[Russel Norman|Dr Russel Norman]]
| constituency_MP2    = [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Green]] [[party list]]
| parliament2         = New Zealand
| term_start2         = [[1999 New Zealand general election|27 November 1999]]
| term_end2           = 6 November 2005
| successor2          = [[Nándor Tánczos]]{{refn|group=n|Normally, list MPs do not have individual predecessors or successors, but Donald died during a parliamentary term and therefore was succeeded by Tánczos.}}
| constituency_MP3    = [[Alliance (New Zealand political party)|Alliance]] [[party list]]
| parliament3         = New Zealand
| term_start3         = [[1996 New Zealand general election|12 October 1996]]
| term_end3           = [[1999 New Zealand general election|27 November 1999]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1957|10|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place         = 
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2005|11|6|1957|10|10|df=yes}}
| death_place         = [[Christchurch]], New Zealand
| party               = [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Green Party]]
| otherparty          = [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] (1982–1988) <br> [[Values Party|Values]] (1974–1979)
| partner             = Nicola Shirlaw
}}

'''Rodney David Donald''' (10 October 1957 – 6 November 2005) was a New Zealand politician who [[Co-leaders of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|co-led]] the [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand]], along with [[Jeanette Fitzsimons]].

He lived in [[Christchurch]] with his partner Nicola Shirlaw, and their three daughters.<ref name="farewell">{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/content/625967|title=Hundreds farewell Rod Donald|work=[[Television New Zealand]]|date=10 November 2005|access-date=21 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="MMPleg">{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rod-donald-1957-2005/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500992&objectid=10353922|title=MMP Donald's greatest legacy, says Fitzsimons|first=Kevin|last=Taylor|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=7 November 2005|access-date=21 May 2010}}</ref>