Peter Dunne

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Peter Dunne

Peter Francis Dunne CNZM (born March 17, 1954 in Christchurch ) is a New Zealand politician . He was the party founder of Future New Zealand , minister in the fourth Labor government under Geoffrey Palmer and Mike Moore , minister in the subsequent government under Jim Bolger of the National Party and from 2000 to 2017 party leader of the United Future New Zealand .

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Education, work and family

Peter Dunne was born in Christchurch on March 17, 1954 . He attends St Bede's College in Christchurch . He completed his subsequent studies in political science in 1977 at the University of Canterbury with a Master of Arts . A degree in business administration from Massey University remained without a degree. In 1975, he was elected president of the University of Canterbury Student Union . In 1976, Dunne married his wife, Jennifer . The marriage resulted in two sons.

After graduating from university, Dunne worked for the Wellington government and held successive positions:

  • 1977–1978 - Department of Trade and Industry
  • 1978–1980 - Secretary of the Alcoholic Liquor Advisory Council
  • 1980–1984 - Deputy Managing Director of the Alcoholic Liquor Advisory Council

From 1988 to 2005 Dunne was an associate member of the New Zealand Institute of Management (NZIM) and has been a full member there since 2005.

Political career

Dunne's political career began in 1972 when he joined the Labor Party , which he was a member of until he left in October 1994. In the year of his resignation, he founded the Future New Zealand party , which was renamed United New Zealand in June 1995 and, under Dunne's leadership, merged with a new Future New Zealand on November 16, 2000 , which had been the Christian Democrats Party years earlier was created. Dunne became party leader of the newly formed party United Future New Zealand and has held the office since that time. With Peter Dunne at the helm, the party won eight seats and 6.7% of the votes cast in the 2002 general election. A television debate among the party leaders, in which Dunne scored significantly, was the decisive factor for the election success at the time. Despite the fact that the party lost considerably in votes in the following years, Peter Dunne was able to secure access to parliament through the direct mandate he won for his party. Because of the moderate policies he advocated, Dune was always a welcome partner for the respective Labor and National governments . After winning the direct mandate again in the constituency of Ohariu , in Wellington , Dunne and his party again formed a coalition with the National Party . During the 2011-2014 legislature , Peter Dunne became Minister of Revenue , Assistant Minister for Health and Assistant Minister for Nature. On June 7, 2013 he resigned because of a "leak report" because he did not want to comply with the Prime Minister's political guidelines. In January 2014 he was reinstated as minister.

Government offices

  • August 1987 - December 1990 - State Secretary for and in various ministries
  • February 1990 - November 1990 - Minister for Regional Development
  • February 1990 - November 1990 - Deputy Minister for the Environment and Justice
  • February 1996 - December 1996 - Minister of the Interior and Minister of Revenue (Government Income)
  • March 1999 - October 1999 - Chairman of the Finance Committee
  • August 2002 - August 2005 - Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy, Defense and the Committee on Trade
  • December 2004 - August 2005 - Chairman of the Constitutional Affairs Committee
  • November 2005 - October 2008 - Member of the Special Rights Committee
  • September 2006 - October 2008 - Member of the Rules of Procedure Committee
  • December 2008 - August 2009 - Chairman of the Committee on Emissions Trading
  • July 2009 - August 2011 - Member of the Rules of Procedure Committee

Works

  • United Future New Zealand (Ed.): Home is Where My Heart Is . Wellington 2002, ISBN 0-473-08433-3 (English).
  • In the center of things . Dunmore Publishing , Wellington 2005, ISBN 1-877399-03-5 (English).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Live: New Zealand Election 2017 - United Future leader Peter Dunne quits. In: www.stuff.co.nz. August 21, 2017, accessed October 22, 2017 .
  2. ^ Amelia Romanos : Election 2011: State of United Future . New Zealand Herald - Online Edition , November 5, 2011, accessed December 8, 2011 .
  3. ^ Audrey Young : National goes with Act school plan . New Zealand Herald - Online Edition , December 6, 2011, archived from the original on December 9, 2011 ; accessed on May 8, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).
  4. ↑ PM releases leak report, accepts Minister's resignation , scoop.co.nz from June 7, 2013, accessed June 7, 2013.
  5. ↑ Peter Dunne reinstated as Minister. In: www.radionz.co.nz. January 22, 2014, accessed on October 22, 2017 (English, audio contribution).
  6. ↑ Peter Dunne . New Zealand Parliament , accessed December 9, 2011 .
personal data
SURNAME Dunne, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dunne, Peter Francis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand politician, minister and party founder of Future New Zealand
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Christchurch