Party president resigns

ACT party president Tim Jago has resigned and has been replaced by an acting president. Jago had served as the head of the party’s board, which runs ACT’s affairs outside Parliament, for almost four years. He had decided to resign ‘‘due to other commitments’’, an email to party members seen by Stuff read. ‘‘We thank Tim for his nearly four years of service as party president,’’ said party secretary Danae Smith in the email. ACT board member Henry Lynch has been appointed acting president. He had been ACT’s vicepresident since July 2022. The party’s board made the decision to appoint Lynch without consulting members to ‘‘ensure continuity’’ in an election year, in advance of ACT’s annual meeting in June. ‘‘Henry is a past CEO of several companies and is a governance professional,’’ Smith said. A vote will be held for a new president at the annual meeting.