Mark Burton
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The Honourable Mark Burton |
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| 34th Minister of Defence | |
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In office 5 December 1999 – 12 October 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Max Bradford |
| Succeeded by | Phil Goff |
| 44th Minister of Justice | |
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In office 19 October 2005 – 31 October 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Phil Goff |
| Succeeded by | Annette King |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Taupō |
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In office 6 November 1993 – 8 November 2008 |
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| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Louise Upston |
| Majority | 1,285 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
16 January 1956 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
| Political party | Labour |
Richard Mark Burton (known as Mark Burton) (born 16 January 1956) is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Defence; Minister of Justice; Minister of Local Government; Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations; Deputy Leader of the House; and the Minister Responsible for the Law Commission in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.
Burton was born in Northampton, England, but was brought to New Zealand by his family when ten years old. He attended high school in Wanganui. He has been involved in a wide range of social and community organisations, including the Red Cross, the Department of Social Welfare, the Central Plateau Rural Education Activities Programme, the Council of Social Services, the Taupo Employment Support Trust, and the Taupo Sexual Abuse Counselling Service. He received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal for his work.
In the 1993 elections, Burton stood as the Labour Party's candidate for Tongariro, an electorate in the central North Island, defeating Ian Peters. This later became the seat of Taupo, which Burton retained.
From 1996 to 1999, he served as his party's Senior Whip.
When the Labour Party won power in the 1999 election, Burton became part of the new Cabinet, assuming the roles of Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister of Defence, Minister for State-Owned Enterprises, Minister of Tourism, and Minister of Veterans' Affairs. In 2002, Internal Affairs and Veterans' Affairs were transferred to George Hawkins. In February 2005 he became the Minister of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations, and dropped the State-Owned Enterprises portfolio.
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