URU, Alm.del - 2012-13 - Bilag 24: Invitation til møde med en delegation fra New Zealand den 5. november 2012.

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Hon Phil Goff

Member for Mt Roskill,Labour Party

Current parliamentary roles

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Member, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee

Member, Law and Order Committee

Spokesperson, Foreign Affairs and Trade

Former parliamentary roles

Minister in Charge of Government Life Insurance Corporation 26 July 1984-6 April

1987

Minister in Charge of the Public Trust Office 26 July 1984-6 April 1987

Minister in Charge of the State Insurance Office 26 July 1984-6 April 1987

Minister of Housing 26 July 1984-24 August 1987

Minister for the Environment 19 February 1986-24 August 1987

Minister of Employment 6 April 1987-14 August 1989

Minister of Tourism 24 August 1987-12 September 1988

Associate Minister of Education 24 August 1987-14 August 1989

Minister of Youth Affairs 24 August 1987-14 August 1989

Minister of Education 14 August 1989-2 November 1990

Minister in Charge of the Education Review and Audit Agency 14 August 1989-2 November 1990

Minister Responsible for the Law Commission 10 December 1999-5 June 2001

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade 10 December 1999-19 October 2005

Minister of Justice 10 December 1999-19 October 2005

Minister for Pacific Island Affairs 19 May 2003-5 November 2007

Associate Minister for Trade Negotiations 19 October 2005-25 January 2006

Minister of Defence 19 October 2005-19 November 2008

Minister of Trade 19 October 2005-19 November 2008

Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control 19 October 2005-19 November 2008

Associate Minister of Finance 19 October 2005-19 November 2008

Minister for Trade Negotiations 25 January 2006-5 November 2007

Minister of Corrections 5 November 2007-19 November 2008

Leader of the Opposition 28 November 2008-13 December 2011

Spokesperson, Security Intelligence Service 2008-19 December 2011

Personal details

Born 22 June 1953, Auckland, married with three children

Education/qualifications

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Three Kings Primary

Papatoetoe High

University of Auckland

Butterworth Prize for Law 1973

Senior Scholar in Political Studies, University of Auckland 1973

MA (Hons1) in Political Studies, University of Auckland 1979

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Scholarship to Nuffield College, University of Oxford 1992

Career

Lecturer, Auckland University 1975-1979

Organiser, Insurance Workers Union 1980-1981

Senior Lecturer, Auckland Institute of Technology 1991-1993

Community activities

Patron, Avondale NZ RSA

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Party activities

Member, Labour Party 1969-

Chairperson, Labour Party Youth Advisory Council 1975-1977

Youth Representative, NZ Council 1977-1978

Leisure activities

Gardening, fishing, sports

URU, Alm.del - 2012-13 - Bilag 24: Invitation til møde med en delegation fra New Zealand den 5. november 2012.

John Hayes

Member for Wairarapa, National Party

Honours/decorations

ONZM for services to the Bougainville peace process 1999

Current parliamentary roles

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Parliamentary Private Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Member, Finance and Expenditure Committee

Chairperson, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee

Associate Spokesperson, Foreign Affairs and Trade (Pacific Affairs and ODA)

Former parliamentary roles

Member, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade committee 9 November 2005-3 October

2008

Personal details

Born 15 March 1948, married with two adult children

Education/qualifications

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Rongotai College

BAgrSc, Lincoln University

Career

Former Agricultural Economist

Former Principal Private Secretary to Minister of Overseas Trade Mike Moore

Former Representative, NZ Foreign Service, Singapore

Former Representative, NZ Foreign Service, India

Former Representative, NZ Foreign Service, Saudi Arabia

Former High Commissioner, NZ Foreign Service, Papua New Guinea

Former Ambassador, NZ Foreign Service, Iran

Former High Commissioner, NZ Foreign Service, Pakistan

Former Representative, NZ Foreign Service, Bahrain

Director, New Zealand Export Import Corporation for 3 years

Community activities

Former President, Lincoln College Students' Association

Former Member, New Zealand University Students' Association

Trustee, Bridget Nicholls Trust

Chairperson, Chartwell School Board

Rotarian

Trustee, We The Peoples Foundation

Leisure activities

Yachting and fishing

URU, Alm.del - 2012-13 - Bilag 24: Invitation til møde med en delegation fra New Zealand den 5. november 2012.

Dr Paul Hutchison

Member for Hunua, National Party

Current parliamentary roles

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Member, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee

Chairperson, Health Committee

Former parliamentary roles

Member, Health select committee 21 December 1999-18 June 2002

Spokesperson, Biotechnology 15 August 2002-2 November 2003

Spokesperson, ACC 15 August 2002-1 December 2006

Member, Education and science select committee 27 August 2002-11

November 2003

Spokesperson, Arts, Culture and Heritage 2 November 2003-27 April 2004

Associate Spokesperson, Health 2 November 2003-1 February 2005

Member, Health select committee 4 November 2003-11 August 2005

Associate Spokesperson, Arts, Culture and Heritage 27 April 2004-26 October 2005

Associate Spokesperson, Social Welfare 9 August 2004-26 October 2005

Spokesperson, Health 1 February 2005-26 October 2005

Member, Social Services Committee 9 November 2005-3 October 2008

Member, Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee 9 December 2008-31 August 2009

Member, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 9 December 2008-20 October 2011

Member, Local Government and Environment Committee 21 December 2011-28 March 2012

Personal details

Born 1947, married with four daughters

Education/qualifications

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MB ChB, Otago University

FRNZCOG

FRCOG

Dip Comm H

Career

Former Consultant, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Women's Hospital

Former Medical Specialist, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Former Senior Partner and Specialist, Artemis Centre for Women's Health

Published Author, New Zealand and international journals of medicine

Party activities

Member, New Zealand National Party for over 20 years

Member, Northern Division Policy Committee

Former Branch Chairperson

Former Branch Secretary

Former Deputy Electorate Chairperson

Leisure activities

Family, tennis, boating, fishing, music, politics

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Su'a William Sio

Member for Mangere,Labour Party

Honours/decorations

Samoan chiefly title of Su'a bestowed by the Matatufu village, Lotofaga District, Samoa

Current parliamentary roles

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Member, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee

Member, Social Services Committee

Spokesperson, Employment

Spokesperson, Inter-Faith Dialogue

Spokesperson, Pacific Island Affairs

Associate Spokesperson, Foreign Affairs

Former parliamentary roles

Member, Education and Science Committee 2 April 2008-3 October 2008

Member, Local Government and Environment Committee 2 April 2008-3 October 2008

Associate Spokesperson, Pacific Island Affairs -15 October 2010

Associate Spokesperson, Local Government 20 November 2008-3 February 2011

Spokesperson, Customs 20 November 2008-19 December 2011

Member, Auckland Governance Legislation Committee 28 May 2009-3 June 2009

Non-voting member, Auckland Governance Legislation Committee 3 June 2009-20 October 2011

Personal details

Born Samoa, arrived in New Zealand 1969. Married with adult and young children. Mother's villages are Satapuala, Falefa, Sapo'e and

Falevao. Father's villages are Matatufu, Lotofaga, Upolu and Satupaitea, Savaii.

Education/qualifications

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Satapuala, Otahuhu and Mayfield Primary

Samoa College and Hillary College, Otara

Brigham Young University

Carrington Polytechnic Institute

Henley Management College

Career

Former printer; Former family fruit shop business operator

Former public servant for various government departments in New Zealand and Samoa

Former Manager, Pacific Business Trust

Former union official, New Zealand and Samoa trade union movement

Former Steering Committee Member, South Pacific Oceanic Council of Trade Unions

Former Union Organiser, Trade Union Education Authority (TUEA)

Councillor for Otara, Manukau City Council 2001-2008

Deputy Mayor, Manukau City Council 2007-2008

List member of Parliament 31 March 2008-3 October 2008; Member for Mangere 8 November 2008-

Community activities

Former Chairperson, Otara Community Law Centre

Former Councillor, Manukau Institute of Technology

Former panelist, Counties Manukau District Health Board Community Panel

Former committee member, Turn Your Life Around (TYLA) Management Committee

Former political sponsor, Otara Youth Action Group-274 YouthCore

Former trustee, Otara Fleamarket Committee

Former Bishop's Youth Advisor, Hillary Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Former Chair, Rongomai Primary School Board of Trustees

Party activities

Member, Labour Party 1986-

Former Chairperson, Otara Samoan Branch, Otara Labour Electorate Committee

Former Vice Chairperson, Manukau East Labour Electorate Committee

Pacific representative, 2002 Moderating Committee

Campaign Coordinator, Pacific Sector Council 2005

Pacific Island Vice President, NZ Council 2006

Leisure activities

Family activities, genealogy, travel, reading, walking, going on an adventure, fixing houses, and watching a good movie.