Tony Ryall
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The Honourable Tony Ryall CNZM |
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| 38th Minister of Health | |
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In office 19 November 2008 – 8 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | David Cunliffe |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Coleman |
| Minister for State-Owned Enterprises | |
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In office April 2011 – 8 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Simon Power |
| Succeeded by | Todd McClay |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Bay of Plenty |
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In office 12 October 1996 – 20 August 2014 |
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| Preceded by | New electorate |
| Succeeded by | Todd Muller |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for East Cape |
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In office 27 October 1990 – 6 November 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Anne Fraser |
| Succeeded by | Electorate abolished |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Eastern Bay of Plenty |
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In office 6 November 1993 – 12 October 1996 |
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| Preceded by | New electorate |
| Succeeded by | Electorate abolished |
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19 November 1964 New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Occupation | Politician |
Anthony Boyd Williams "Tony" Ryall CNZM (born 19 November 1964) is a New Zealand politician. He represented the National Party in the New Zealand Parliament from 1990 to 2014. Since November 2008, he served as a cabinet minister, holding the posts of Minister of Health, Minister of State Services and Minister of State Owned Enterprises. He served previously in the Shipley Cabinet between 1997 and 1999. He announced in February 2014 that he was to retire from politics at that year's general election. He is currently employed by the law firm Simpson Grierson.
He was born in Christchurch and educated in the Eastern Bay of Plenty and graduated Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting and Finance) from Massey University. Ryall is married with two children.
Before entering politics, he worked as a credit analyst at a bank. In 1990 he was in the Corporate Credit Recovery section of the Bank of New Zealand. He joined the East Cape branch of the Young Nationals in 1980. In 1987 he was an assistant at the party National Headquarters, and in 1988/89 was Canvassing Coordinator and Treasurer of the Miramar electorate.
He first won election to Parliament as member of parliament for the East Cape electorate in the 1990 elections at age 26. Subsequent boundary reorganisations saw him represent the Eastern Bay of Plenty electorate (1993–1996) and the Bay of Plenty electorate (1996–2014).
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