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For other people of the same name, see David Parker (disambiguation).
The Honourable
David Parker
MP
31st Attorney-General In office
19 October 2005 – 20 March 2006Prime Minister Helen Clark Preceded by Dr Michael Cullen Succeeded by Dr Michael Cullen Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour Party listIncumbent Assumed office
2005Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for OtagoIn office
2002 – 2005Preceded by Gavan Herlihy Succeeded by Jacqui Dean Majority 684 (2.18%) Personal details Born 1960 (age 50–51) Nationality 
New ZealandPolitical party Labour Occupation Lawyer David William Parker (born 1960), a New Zealand politician, served as Minister of State Services, Minister of Energy, Minister for Land Information and Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand.[1]
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Before politics
Previously, Parker worked as a litigation partner in the law firm Anderson Lloyd Caudwell, and later as a businessman. Parker joined the Labour Party.
Member of Parliament
Parliament of New Zealand Years Term Electorate List Party 2002–2005 47th Otago 47 Labour 2005–2008 48th List 37 Labour 2008–present 49th List 17 Labour Parker first gained election to Parliament as a Labour member in the 2002 elections, winning an upset victory over National's Gavan Herlihy in the Otago seat. In the 2005 elections the National candidate Jacqui Dean defeated him in his Otago electorate seat, but he returned to the House due to his position on the Labour list. In the 2008 general election Parker and Dean both stood in the resurrected Waitaki electorate, with Dean winning by over 11,000 votes.[2] Nevertheless, due to his list position he was still returned to parliament.
Attorney-General and Minister
He served as Attorney-General and Minister of Transport and Energy from 2005 until March 2006.
He resigned his position as Attorney-General on 20 March 2006 after an allegation that he had filed an incorrect declaration with the Companies Office on behalf of the property company Queens Park Mews Limited. On 21 March Parker also resigned from his place in Cabinet as Minister of Energy, Minister of Transport, and Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues.[3] An inquiry by the Companies Office cleared him of the charge of filing false returns.[4]
Helen Clark, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, re-appointed Parker to the Energy and Climate Change portfolios and to the Land Information portfolio on 2 May 2006. (The Attorney-General portfolio remained with Dr Michael Cullen, and Annette King took over Parker's former Transport portfolio.)
In July 2007 Clark appointed Parker as the acting Minister for the Environment following the resignation of David Benson-Pope.[5]
Following Labour's defeat in the 2008 general election, Parker became the Opposition spokesperson on Conservation, ACC and Shadow Attorney-General. On 15 June 2010, Opposition Leader Phil Goff appointed Parker to be Portfolio Spokesperson for Economic Development, a position formerly held by Shane Jones, and shifted the portfolio of Conservation to Chris Carter.
References
- ^ "Ministerial List for Announcement on 31 October 2007" (DOC) (Press release). New Zealand Government. 31 October 2007. http://www.beehive.govt.nz/Documents/Files/Ministerial%20List.DOC.
- ^ Waitaki results 2008.
- ^ "Parker quits all Cabinet posts". The New Zealand Herald. 21 March 2006. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10373702.
- ^ Audrey Young (27 April 2006). "Parker heads back into the Cabinet". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10379118.
- ^ Rt. Hon Helen Clark, 27 July 2007, Acting Ministers in portfolios, New Zealand Government Press Release, retrieved 25 November 2007.
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Political offices Preceded by
Dr Michael CullenAttorney-General
2005–2006Succeeded by
Dr Michael CullenParliament of New Zealand Preceded by
Gavan HerlihyMember of Parliament for Otago
2002–2005Succeeded by
Jacqui DeanCategories:- 1960 births
- Living people
- Attorneys General of New Zealand
- New Zealand Labour Party MPs
- Members of the Cabinet of New Zealand
- New Zealand lawyers
- New Zealand list MPs
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