Winston Peters
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The Right Honourable Winston Peters MP |
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| 13th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
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In office 16 December 1996 – 14 August 1998 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Jim Bolger (1996–1997) Jenny Shipley (1997–1998) |
| Governor-General | Sir Michael Hardie Boys |
| Preceded by | Don McKinnon |
| Succeeded by | Wyatt Creech |
| 1st Treasurer of New Zealand | |
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In office 16 December 1996 – 14 August 1998 |
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| Prime Minister |
Jim Bolger (1996-1997) Jenny Shipley (1997-1998) |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Bill Birch |
| 26th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 19 October 2005 – 29 August 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Phil Goff |
| Succeeded by |
Helen Clark (acting) Murray McCully |
| 35th Minister of Māori Affairs | |
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In office 2 November 1990 – 1 October 1991 |
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| Prime Minister | Jim Bolger |
| Preceded by | Koro Wētere |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Kidd |
| Leader of the New Zealand First Party | |
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Assumed office 18 July 1993 |
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| Deputy |
Tau Henare (1993-1998) Peter Brown (1998-2009) Tracey Martin (2009-2015) Ron Mark (2015-present) |
| Party President |
Douglas Woolerton (1993-2005) Dail Jones (2005-2006) George Groombridge (2006-2010) Kevin Gardener (2010-2013) Anne Martin (2013-2015) Brent Catchpole (2015-present) |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hunua |
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In office 25 November 1978 – 28 November 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Malcolm Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Colin Moyle |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tauranga |
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In office 17 July 1984 – 17 September 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Keith Allen |
| Succeeded by | Bob Clarkson |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Northland |
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Assumed office 28 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Sabin |
| Personal details | |
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Winston Raymond Peters 11 April 1945 Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand |
| Political party |
New Zealand First (1993–present) Previous affiliations; National (1978–1993) |
| Spouse(s) | Louise (m. 1973; sep. 1995) |
| Relations | 11 siblings; including Jim and Ian |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | Kihirini "Len" Peters Joan McInnes |
| Education |
Dargaville High School Whangarei Boys' School |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
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Lawyer Politician |
Winston Raymond Peters PC (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician and leader of the populistNew Zealand First party which he founded in 1993. He has been the Member of Parliament for Northland since 2015.
Peters has had a successful and turbulent political career since first becoming a Member of Parliament in the National Party win of 1978. Peters first served as a Cabinet Minister when Jim Bolger led the National Party to victory in 1990, before Bolger sacked him in 1991. As leader of New Zealand First, he held the balance of power after the 1996 election and formed a coalition with National, securing the positions of Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer. However, the coalition dissolved in 1998 following the replacement of Bolger by Jenny Shipley as Prime Minister.
In 1999 New Zealand First returned to Opposition before entering into a government again with the Labour Party in 2005, in which he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. On 29 August 2008 he stood down as a Minister pending a police investigation into a funding scandal involving Peters and New Zealand First.
In the 2008 general election, New Zealand First failed to reach the five percent threshold and Peters did not regain his seat. As a result, neither Peters or New Zealand First were returned to Parliament. However, in the 2011 general election New Zealand First experienced a resurgence in support, winning 6.8 percent of the party vote to secure eight seats in Parliament. In the 2014 general election, NZ First gained 11 seats and finished with 8.6 percent.
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