David Parker (New Zealand politician)
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The Honourable David Parker MP |
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Parker in 2011
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| 31st Attorney-General | |
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In office 19 October 2005 – 20 March 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Michael Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Michael Cullen |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party list |
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Assumed office 2005 |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Otago |
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In office 2002 – 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Gavan Herlihy |
| Succeeded by | Jacqui Dean |
| Majority | 684 (2.18%) |
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| Born | 1960 (age 56–57) |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Website | davidparker |
David William Parker (born 1960) is a New Zealand politician, a member of the New Zealand Labour Party and a list MP. He was interim leader of the Labour Party from September to November 2014. He previously served as Minister of State Services, Minister of Energy, Minister for Land Information and Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.
David Parker was born in Roxburgh and grew up in Dunedin. He attended the University of Otago, studying law and business, and co-founded the Dunedin Community Law Centre.
Before entering politics, Parker worked as a litigation partner in the law firm Anderson Lloyd Caudwell. He later had a business career in the agri-biotechnology field, including with Blis Technologies, where he was a manager.
Parker first gained election to Parliament as a Labour member in the 2002 elections, winning an upset victory over National's Gavan Herlihy in the Otago seat. In the 2005 elections the National candidate Jacqui Dean defeated him in his Otago electorate seat, but he returned to the House due to his position on the Labour list. In the 2008 general election Parker and Dean both stood in the resurrected Waitaki electorate, with Dean winning by over 11,000 votes. Nevertheless, due to his list position he was still returned to parliament. In the 2011 election, Parker stood in the Epsom electorate, where he came third behind ACT New Zealand's John Banks and National's Paul Goldsmith, but was again returned as a list MP. In the 2014 election, Parker did not contest an electorate, but was number two on the Labour list.
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