Murray McCully
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The Honourable Murray McCully MP CNZM |
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McCully in 2016
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| 26th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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Assumed office 19 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister |
John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by |
Winston Peters Helen Clark (Acting) |
| Minister for Sport and Recreation | |
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In office 19 November 2008 – 6 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Clayton Cosgrove |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Coleman |
| 2nd Minister for the Rugby World Cup | |
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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 | Abolished |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for East Coast Bays |
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Assumed office 2002 |
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In office 1987–1996 |
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| Preceded by | Gary Knapp |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Albany |
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In office 1996–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Don McKinnon |
| Personal details | |
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19 February 1953 Whangarei, Northland |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | National Party |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Website | mccully.co.nz |
Murray Stuart McCully CNZM (born 19 February 1953 in Whangarei, Northland) is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the National Party, and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
McCully was educated at Arapohue Primary School, Dargaville High School, the University of Auckland, and Victoria University of Wellington. He has a LLB degree and is a qualified Barrister and Solicitor, working as a lawyer before entering politics. His former partner, Jane Clifton, works as a columnist for The New Zealand Listener and as a political journalist.
McCully first stood for Parliament in 1975 in Auckland Central, reducing Richard Prebble's majority to 289. He next stood for East Coast Bays in 1984, coming second to Gary Knapp.
But in 1987, McCully defeated Knapp, and entered Parliament as MP for East Coast Bays on Auckland's North Shore.
He became MP for the new seat of Albany in the 1999 elections. In the 2002 elections he returned as MP for the reconstituted East Coast Bays seat.
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