Michael Cullen (politician)
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The Honourable Sir Michael Cullen KNZM |
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Cullen in 2008
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| 40th Minister of Finance | |
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In office 5 December 1999 – 19 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Bill Birch |
| Succeeded by | Bill English |
| Constituency | None (list, formerly St. Kilda) |
| 16th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
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In office 15 August 2002 – 19 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Jim Anderton |
| Succeeded by | Bill English |
| 4th Treasurer of New Zealand | |
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In office 5 December 1999 – 15 August 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Bill English |
| Succeeded by | Position Abolished |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for St Kilda |
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In office 1981–1996 |
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| Preceded by | William Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Seat Abolished |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Dunedin South |
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In office 1996–1999 |
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| Preceded by | Seat Established |
| Succeeded by | David Benson-Pope |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party List |
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In office 1999 – 29 April 2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Damien O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
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5 February 1945 London, England |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Fraser |
| Profession | Lecturer |
Sir Michael John Cullen KNZM (born 5 February 1945) is a former New Zealand politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, also Minister of Finance, Minister of Tertiary Education, and Attorney-General. He was the deputy leader of the Labour Party from 1996 until November 2008, when he resigned following a defeat in the general election. He resigned from Parliament in April 2009, to become the deputy chairman of New Zealand Post from 1 November 2009 and chairman from 1 November 2010.
Born in London, Cullen emigrated to New Zealand while young. He attended secondary school at Christ's College in Christchurch, and achieved an MA in history at Canterbury University. Receiving a Commonwealth Scholarship he then gained a PhD in social and economic history from the University of Edinburgh. From 1971 to 1981 he was a lecturer at Otago University, with a term as a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University from 1975 to 1976. On 16 December 2009, he received an honorary LLD from the University of Otago in recognition of "his contributions as an Otago academic and as a respected and highly influential politician".
In the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours List, Cullen was appointed Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
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