Richard Prebble
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The Honourable Richard Prebble CBE |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Auckland Central | |
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In office 29 November 1975 – 6 November 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Norman Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Lee-Vercoe |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Wellington Central | |
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In office 12 October 1996 – 27 November 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Electorate re-created |
| Succeeded by | Marian Hobbs |
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7 February 1948 Kent, England |
| Political party | ACT New Zealand (1996 – present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Labour (until 1996) |
Richard William Prebble, CBE (born 7 February 1948), was for many years a member of the New Zealand Parliament. Initially a member of the Labour Party, he joined the newly formed ACT New Zealand party under Roger Douglas in 1996, becoming its leader from 1996–2004.
Prebble was born in Kent, England, to Kenneth Ralph Prebble and Mary Prebble (née Thoad), and raised in Auckland. His father was an Anglo-Catholic Anglican priest, and a leader in the Charismatic Renewal as archdeacon at St. Pauls, on retirement he and Mary were received into the Roman Catholic Church.
Prebble's older brother, John Prebble, is a law professor at Victoria University of Wellington. His younger brother, Mark Prebble was the State Services Commissioner and head of New Zealand's public service. John's daughter Antonia Prebble is an actor with a number of television roles.
Prebble has been married three times. His first wife was Nancy Cocks, and his second was Doreen Kuper, a former Honorary Consul for the Solomon Islands in New Zealand. His current wife is former Press Gallery radio journalist Ngahuia Wade.
Prebble was originally a member of the Labour Party and stood as its candidate for the Auckland Central electorate in the 1975 election. His candidacy was successful.
From 1975 to 1984 Labour was in opposition, and Ross Meurant recalled that:
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