Shaw believes that the market can be reformed to incorporate sustainability within its normal operations. In an interview with the Aro Valley Valley Voice he put forward his views: On 5 June 2020, Shaw and fellow co-leader Marama Davidson described United States President Donald Trump as racist in response to a question fielded by press gallery journalists in response to the protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd in late May 2020. Personal life Shaw and his wife Annabel live in Aro Valley. Electoral history Parliamentary elections 2011 election Electorate (as at 26 November 2011): 48,316 2014 election 2017 election 2020 election Local elections 1992 Wellington local elections Leadership elections 2015 leadership election 2021 leadership election References External links Profile at the Green Party Profile at New Zealand Parliament website Interview with James Shaw by Claire Browning 1973 births Living people Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand MPs Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand list MPs Government ministers of New Zealand Unsuccessful candidates in the 2011 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 2008 New Zealand general election People educated at Wellington High School, New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington alumni Alumni of the University of Bath People from Wellington City Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand co-leaders 21st-century New Zealand politicians Candidates in the 2017 New Zealand general election Candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election