Phil Goff
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His Worship the Mayor, The Honourable Phil Goff CNZM |
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Goff in 2010
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| 2nd Mayor of Auckland | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2016 |
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| Deputy | Bill Cashmore |
| Preceded by | Len Brown |
| 32nd Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 11 November 2008 – 13 December 2011 |
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| Deputy | Annette King |
| Preceded by | John Key |
| Succeeded by | David Shearer |
| 35th Minister of Defence | |
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In office 19 October 2005 – 19 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Mark Burton |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Mapp |
| 25th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 5 December 1999 – 19 October 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Don McKinnon |
| Succeeded by | Winston Peters |
| 43rd Minister of Justice | |
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In office 5 December 1999 – 19 October 2005 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Tony Ryall |
| Succeeded by | Mark Burton |
| 13th Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 11 November 2008 – 13 December 2011 |
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| Deputy | Annette King |
| Preceded by | Helen Clark |
| Succeeded by | David Shearer |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Roskill |
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In office 1981 – 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Faulkner |
| Succeeded by | Gilbert Myles |
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In office 1993 – 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Gilbert Myles |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for New Lynn |
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In office 1996 – 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Hunt |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Mount Roskill |
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In office 1999 – 12 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Electorate established |
| Succeeded by | Michael Wood |
| Personal details | |
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Philip Bruce Goff 22 June 1953 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ellen Goff (m. 1979) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Clevedon, Auckland |
| Profession | Lecturer |
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Philip Bruce Goff CNZM (born 22 June 1953) is the Mayor of Auckland, in office since 2016; previously he was a Member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1981 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2016. During the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand, in office from 1999 to 2008, he served in a number of ministerial portfolios, including Minister of Defence, Minister of Corrections, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control and Associate Minister of Finance. He served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party between 11 November 2008 and 13 December 2011. He was elected Mayor of Auckland in the October 2016 Auckland mayoral election, succeeding Len Brown, who stepped down after two terms.
In the 2017 New Year Honours List announced on 31 December 2016, Goff was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM).
Goff was born and raised in Auckland. His family was very poor, and his father wanted Goff to enter the workforce immediately after finishing high school. Goff, however, wished to attend university, a decision that caused him to leave home when only sixteen years old. By working as a freezing worker and a cleaner, Goff was able to fund himself through university, gaining an MA (with first class honours) in political studies at the University of Auckland. In 1973, he was Senior Scholar in Political Studies, and also won the Butterworth Prize for law. While completing his MA, he lectured in Political Studies. He also briefly worked as an Insurance Workers Union organiser.
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