Paul Hutchison

Paul Hutchison
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hunua
In office 8 November 2008 – 14 August 2014
Succeeded by	Andrew Bayly
Majority	15,858 (46.60%)
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Port Waikato
In office 1999 – 2008
Preceded by	Bill Birch
Majority	13,498 (37.65%)
Personal details
Born	1947 (age 69–70) Wellington
Political party	National
Website	drpaulhutchison.co.nz

Charles Paul Telford Hutchison, known as Paul Hutchison (born 1947) is a New Zealand politician and former health professional. He is a member of the National Party, which he represented in the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2014.

Hutchison was born in Wellington, and attended Khandallah School and Onslow College. He is a graduate of the University of Otago with an MB ChB in 1970, and was a consulting specialist in obstetrics and gynaecology with his medical career spanning almost 30 years. Hutchison is married with four daughters.

Hutchison was first elected to Parliament as the MP for Port Waikato in the 1999 election, and was re-elected in the 2002 election and 2005 election, and for Hunua in the 2008 and 2011 elections.

As an MP he has held a number of health-related roles, including opposition Spokesperson for Health, and Chairperson of the Health Committee. He was one of only two National Party MPs to support the successful Smokefree Environments Amendment Act 2003, and voted against the Death with Dignity euthanasia bill, also in 2003.

Hutchison was spotted reading while driving by a motorist in September 2009, prompting Acting Prime Minister Bill English to warn MPs to adhere to driving regulations.

Hutchison announced in October 2013 that he was going to retire from Parliament at the 2014 general election. Following his retirement Hutchison was honoured by the New Zealand Medical Association with the Chairman's Award for his services as Chair of the Health Select Committee Hutchison was replaced as the MP for Hunua by Andrew Bayly also of the New Zealand National Party.

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