Maurice Williamson
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The Honourable Maurice Williamson MP |
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Maurice Williamson at the NZ Open Source Awards, 2007
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| Minister of Customs | |
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In office 19 November 2008 – 1 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Nanaia Mahuta |
| Succeeded by | Nicky Wagner |
| Minister for Building and Construction | |
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In office 19 November 2008 – 1 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Shane Jones |
| Succeeded by | Nick Smith |
| Minister of Statistics | |
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In office 19 November 2008 – 1 May 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Darren Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Nicky Wagner |
| Minister for Small Business | |
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In office 19 November 2008 – 12 December 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Clayton Cosgrove |
| Succeeded by | John Banks |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Pakuranga |
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Assumed office 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Neil Morrison |
| Personal details | |
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6 March 1951 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse(s) | Raewyn |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Profession | Computer programmer |
Maurice Donald Williamson (born 6 March 1951) is a New Zealand politician, representing Pakuranga in the House of Representatives as a member of the National Party. He held several ministerial portfolios outside the cabinet: Building and Construction, Customs, Statistics and Land Information.
Williamson was born in Auckland but spent nearly all his school years in Matamata. After graduating with qualifications in computer science and applied mathematics from the University of Auckland, he worked for twelve years developing airline planning software for mainframe computers.
Williamson is married to Raewyn and has three children. He is an Honorary Fellow of the New Zealand Computer Society (HFNZCS).
Williamson is a member of Parliament for the National Party, a centre-right political Party in New Zealand, and has been MP for Pakuranga since the 1987 elections. He has held a number of ministerial posts, including Minister of Communications, Minister of Broadcasting, Minister of Transport, and Minister Research, Science and Technology, and associate Minister of Health (1990-6). He was a strong supporter of reform of prostitution law.
His 2005 election campaign saw one of the strongest results for National across New Zealand.
He was suspended from caucus on 22 July 2003, after refusing to curtail his criticism of the National Party leader, Bill English, who he blamed for poor performance in the polls. After English was replaced by Don Brash, Williamson was reinstated. Since his return after suspension, Williamson has played an active role in National, and was elevated up the ranks to eighth position in the National lineup in 2008.
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