Annette King
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The Honourable Annette King MP |
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Annette King MP
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| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 24 November 2014 – 1 March 2017 |
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| Leader | Andrew Little |
| Preceded by | David Parker |
| Succeeded by | Jacinda Ardern |
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In office 11 November 2008 – 13 December 2011 |
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| Leader | Phil Goff |
| Preceded by | Bill English |
| Succeeded by | Grant Robertson |
| Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party | |
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In office 24 November 2014 – 1 March 2017 |
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| Leader | Andrew Little |
| Preceded by | David Parker |
| Succeeded by | Jacinda Ardern |
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In office 11 November 2008 – 13 December 2011 |
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| Leader | Phil Goff |
| Preceded by | Michael Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Grant Robertson |
| 35th Minister of Health | |
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In office 10 December 1999 – 19 October 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Bill English |
| Succeeded by | Pete Hodgson |
| Minister of Police | |
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In office 19 October 2005 – 19 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | George Hawkins |
| Succeeded by | Judith Collins |
| 14th Minister of Transport | |
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In office 3 May 2006 – 19 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | David Parker |
| Succeeded by | Steven Joyce |
| 45th Minister of Justice | |
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In office 31 October 2007 – 19 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Mark Burton |
| Succeeded by | Simon Power |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Horowhenua |
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In office 1984–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Geoffrey Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Hamish Hancock |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Miramar |
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In office 1993–1996 |
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| Preceded by | Graeme Reeves |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Rongotai |
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Assumed office 1996 |
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| Majority | 9,020 (24.1%) |
| Personal details | |
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13 September 1947 Murchison, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Relations | Chris Finlayson (cousin) |
| Profession | Dental nurse |
Annette Faye King (born 13 September 1947) is a New Zealand politician. She served as Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2008 to 2011, and from 2014 until 1 March 2017. She was a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand. She is the current MP for the Rongotai electorate in Wellington.
King was born in Murchison, a town in the Tasman region of the South Island. After receiving primary education in Murchison, she attended Murchison District High School and Waimea College. She gained a BA degree from the University of Waikato. She then obtained a post-graduate diploma in dental nursing, and worked as a dental nurse from 1967 to 1981. She was a tutor of dental nursing in Wellington from 1982 to 1984. She is partly of Sri Lankan descent.
King joined the Labour Party in 1972, and has held various offices within the party, including a term on the party's executive (1991–1992).
In the 1984 elections, she stood as the party's candidate for Horowhenua, and was successful. She was re-elected in the 1987 election.
Following the 1987 election, she was appointed parliamentary under-secretary to the Minister of Employment and of Social Welfare. In 1989, she was elevated to Cabinet, becoming Minister of Employment, Minister of Immigration, and Minister of Youth Affairs. She was also given special responsibility for liaising between Cabinet and the party caucus.
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