Trevor Mallard

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Trevor Mallard (2017)

Trevor Colin Mallard (born June 17, 1954 in Wellington ) is a New Zealand politician who was formerly a member of parliament for the electoral district of Hutt South and is currently a member of parliament and speaker of parliament. In New Zealand's fifth Labor government, he was Minister for Environment, Labor, Broadcasting, State Enterprise, Rugby World Cup and Education and was Deputy Minister of Finance. In the 51st parliament he was the Labor Party's spokesman for internal affairs and sports and recreation.

Life

Mallard was born in Wellington and attended Onslow College. After completing his Bachelor of Arts in Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington in 1974, he trained as a teacher at Wellington College of Education and graduated with a diploma. In 1976 he held a number of teaching assignments in Wellington and the King Country . While in class, Mallard was active in the PPTA, the national secondary school teachers union, and from 1979 to 1984 he was secretary of the PPTA King Country branch. In 1984 he graduated from the University of Waikato with a degree in continuing education .

Mallard joined the Labor Party in 1972 while he was still in college. He held several internal party posts until 1984 when he was elected as the Party's MP for Hamilton-West . He was re-elected in the 1987 elections but lost his seat in the 1990 elections. Returning to the Wellington area, he ran in the 1993 general election in the Pencarrow constituency in Lower Hutt and was successful. He kept this seat until 2017. Today the constituency is called Hutt South.

Mallard served in various ministry positions during the Labor Fifth Administration, including Education and Government Services (1999-2005), Sports (1999-2007), and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (1999-2008).

Fifth Labor Government (1999-2008)

When Labor won the 1999 election, Mallard was appointed to the cabinet. He became Minister of Education, Minister of Public Services and Minister of Sports and Recreation, and in connection with his role as Minister of Education, he also became Minister of the Education Review Office. In connection with his role as an athlete, he also became Minister for the America's Cup (New Zealand held the America's Cup at the time ), and in 2004 Mallard also became Minister of Racial Relations and Energy.

In a cabinet reshuffle in October 2007, he was appointed Minister of the Environment, Minister of Labor, Minister of Broadcasting, Minister of State Enterprises and Deputy Minister of Finance.

Minister of Education

Mallard's handling of the education portfolio was heavily criticized by teacher unions, including the PPTA, and in his first term as minister he was criticized by teachers during a long-running strike over salaries.

In his second term, he was criticized for a school closure program that affected nearly 90 schools across the country. The program was eventually discontinued after heavy criticism from parents and teachers.

Minister for Sport and Recreation

In April 2002, Trevor Mallard made rough comments about putting beer bottles in " awkward places" by International Rugby Board chairman Vernon Pugh and Australian rugby chief John O'Neill during a radio interview about the deprivation of co-hosting rights for the Rugby World Cup 2003 : He later apologized for having mixed his passion for rugby with his role as Minister of Sports.

Minister for State Enterprises

In 2006, Mallard announced that the government would put in place a policy encouraging state-owned enterprises (SEOs) to expand and diversify into new business areas in an effort to build wealth for the country.

Mallard said in 2007 that the government is likely to be stricter on corporate social responsibility. Mallard stated that social responsibility is one of the core functions of SEOs, but enough is not being done. Number of SEO incidents including a power failure from Mercury Energy that resulted in the death of Folole Muliaga, a person who relied on a lung machine.

Minister of Labor

In 2008 Mallard implemented a new tool to help small businesses cope with threats. The aim of the project was to improve work performance.

Minister for Broadcasting

In July 2008, Mallard criticized a TVNZ report for an assault by sports reporter Tony Vietch. He said the report was missing important details such as: B. that he did not mention an attack

Fifth National Government (2008-2017)

Mallard (2011)

Although Labor was defeated in the 2008 general election, Mallard retained his seat. In opposition, he served as shadow leader of the House of Representatives and opposition in education, work, sports and recreation.

In July 2016, Mallard announced that he would not run in the Hutt South constituency, but would run as a candidate on the list with the intention of becoming Speaker of Parliament. In the 2017 general election, Mallard was elected to New Zealand's 52nd parliament on the Labor Party's list.

Sixth Labor Government (since 2017)

After the formation of a Labor-led coalition government with New Zealand First and the Green parties in October 2017, Mallard was elected President of Parliament on November 7th, after which the new MPs had been sworn in. He also serves as the chairman of several committees, including the Economic and Civil Servants Committees of Parliament's Committees, and the Parliamentary Services Commission.

Controversy

Mallard has been embroiled in a number of controversial disputes throughout his political career.

In September 2006, Mallard was implicated in the resignation of National Party leader Don Brash after making allegations in parliament that Brash had been having an extramarital affair.

In October 2007, Mallard knocked out MP Tau Henare in a dispute in front of the Debate Chambers and it is believed that this was due to comments from Henare about a new relationship Mallard had entered into. Mallard quickly apologized for that. He also publicly stated that the woman he had a new relationship with was former world rowing champion Brenda Lawson . Police declined to investigate, but Graham McCready filed a private lawsuit . Mallard pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $ 500 for the Salvation Army's drug and alcohol program.

In May 2008, Mallard was warned by New Zealand electoral president Robert Peden that the signs on his voting vehicle were in breach of controversial electoral law, and asked him to update the signs to include party officials' approval. He has not referred the matter to New Zealand Police for prosecution as it was deemed negligible.

In February 2012, Mallard was accused of enriching himself with ticket resales on Trade Me when he sold four tickets to the Homegrown music festival for $ 246. The MP passed a law in 2006, the Major Events Management Act 2007, which bans ticket resale for major events. Homegrown, however, was not classified as a "major event" and was therefore not affected by it. He later offered to refund the money he received for the tickets.

Private life

Mallard announced his separation from Ms. Stephanie in June 2007 after 33 years of marriage. He has three children, one of whom, Beth Mallard , plays Black Fern on the New Zealand women's rugby national team. On December 29, 2014, Mallard married journalist Jane Clifton. He is interested in outdoor recreation including cycling. Before joining the New Zealand Parliament, he was an active rugby player.

Others

By first name Trevor Mallard was in September 2018, male mallard , which in English mallard is called, on the island of Niue named. Trevor Mallard expressed condolences to the Niueans on behalf of the New Zealand House of Representatives after the drake Trevor was bitten to death by dogs in January 2019.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New Zealand Hansard - Members Sworn [Volume: 651; Page: 2 ] . New Zealand Parliament . Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c rt Hon Trevor Mallard . New Zealand Labor Party . Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ a b c Hon Trevor Mallard . In: New Zealand Parliament . June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  4. ^ Ministerial List for Announcement on October 31, 2007 (DOC) New Zealand Government. October 31, 2007. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008.
  5. ↑ Mallard confident teachers will accept deal despite strikes (en-NZ) . In: The New Zealand Herald , May 22, 2002. 
  6. ^ Six more schools face closure .
  7. ↑ Helen Tunnah: Mallard calls halt to school closures . February 24, 2004.
  8. ↑ Teachers applaud Mallard pledge on rural closures (en-NZ) . In: The New Zealand Herald , September 28, 2005. 
  9. ↑ Mallard apoligises for threats . Scrum.com . April 19, 2002. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
  10. ↑ Change of policy for State Owned Enterprises | Scoop News .
  11. ^ SOE social responsibility scrutinized .
  12. ↑ Department of Labor launches online tool to help small businesses improve workplace safety ( en )
  13. ↑ Veitch an embarrassment says chair .
  14. ↑ Nicholas Boyack: Labor MP Trevor Mallard vacates Hutt South electorate to apply for Speaker position , Stuff.co.nz. July 25, 2016. 
  15. ↑ 2017 General Election - Successful Candidates . Electoral Commission . Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  16. ^ Chapman, Grant: Full video: NZ First leader Winston Peters announces next Government . In: Newshub . October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  17. ↑ Hurley, Emma: An 'historic moment' for the Green Party - James Shaw . In: Newshub . October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  18. ^ Trevor Mallard sworn in as Speaker , Newshub . November 7, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2018. 
  19. ^ MPs sworn in, Mallard elected speaker , Scoop . November 7, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2018. 
  20. ↑ National MPs question Brash's future . In: The New Zealand Herald , September 14, 2006. 
  21. ^ Mallard sorry for punching Henare . TVNZ . October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
  22. ↑ Mallard accepts demotion likely after punch-up . In: The New Zealand Herald . October 26, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2008.
  23. ↑ Oliver, Paula: Saying sorry: Mallard starts to clean up his act . In: The New Zealand Herald , December 19, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2011. 
  24. ↑ Mallard's Cruiser Caught Out . Stuff.co.nz . May 14, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
  25. ↑ Trevor Mallard sells festival tickets online at a profit . In: The Dominion Post . February 16, 2012. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved on December 29, 2015.
  26. ↑ Stephen Cook: Trevor Mallard's marriage splits up (en-NZ) . In: The New Zealand Herald , August 25, 2007. 
  27. ^ Hepburn, Steve: Otago pair selected for Black Ferns . In: Otago Daily Times , October 7, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2011. 
  28. ↑ Vaimoana Tapaleao, Moana Tapaleao: Trevor Mallard and Jane Clifton tie the knot . December 29, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  29. ↑ Trevor Mallard beats Chris Bishop on the National Go By Bike Day race
  30. ^ Parliamentary Debates. House of Representatives, Volume 471, New Zealand. Parliament, 1986, p. 2197 [1]
  31. ↑ NZ parliament sends condolences to Niue over Trevor the Duck's death. Retrieved January 29, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Mallard, Trevor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mallard, Trevor Colin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand politician, Member of Parliament and Speaker of Parliament and former Minister
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Wellington