Trevor Mallard
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The Honourable Trevor Mallard MP |
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| 41st Minister of Education | |
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In office 1999–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Nick Smith |
| Succeeded by | Steve Maharey |
| 5th Minister for the Environment | |
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In office 2007–2008 |
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| Preceded by |
David Parker (acting) David Benson-Pope |
| Succeeded by | Nick Smith |
| Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office 21 October 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Ross Robertson |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hamilton West |
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In office 1984–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Minogue |
| Succeeded by | Grant Thomas |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Pencarrow |
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In office 1993–1996 |
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| Preceded by | Sonja Davies |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hutt South |
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Assumed office 1996 |
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| Majority | 709 (1.83%) |
| Personal details | |
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17 June 1954 Wellington |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie (divorced) Jane Clifton |
| Children | Beth Mallard (Black Ferns) |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Trevor Colin Mallard (born 17 June 1954) is a New Zealand politician and the current Member of Parliament for the Hutt South electorate. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand holding portfolios including Environment, Labour, Broadcasting, State Owned Enterprises, Rugby World Cup and Education. He was also Associate Minister of Finance. In the current 50th Parliament, he is the Labour Party spokesperson for Internal Affairs and Sport and Recreation.
Mallard was born in Wellington, and attended Onslow College. After gaining a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration degree from Victoria University in 1974, he trained as a teacher at the Wellington College of Education, gaining a Diploma in Teaching in 1976. He subsequently held a number of teaching jobs in Wellington and the King Country. While teaching, Mallard became involved in the PPTA, the national secondary school teachers' union. He was secretary of the PPTA's King Country branch from 1979 to 1984. In 1984, he gained a Diploma in Continuing Education from Waikato University.
Mallard joined the Labour Party in 1972, while still at university. He held a number of internal party positions until the election of 1984 when he was elected as the party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Hamilton West. Although he was re-elected in the 1987 elections, he lost his seat in the election of 1990. Returning to the Wellington area, he contested the seat of Pencarrow in the 1993 elections and was successful. He has retained that seat ever since, although it is now known as Hutt South.
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