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David Parker

Information
Date:
21 March 2010
Contact details
Parliament Office
Private Bag 18888
Parliament Buildings
Wellington 6160
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Hon David Parker

List member, Labour Party

Current parliamentary roles

  • Chairperson, Government Administration Committee
  • Member, Privileges Committee
  • Member, Justice and Electoral Committee
  • Spokesperson, Attorney-General
  • Spokesperson, Electoral Reform
  • Spokesperson, ACC
  • Associate Spokesperson, Finance
  • Spokesperson, Conservation

Former parliamentary roles

  • Member, Commerce select committee 27 August 2002-26 March 2003
  • Member, Finance and expenditure select committee 27 August 2002-11 August 2005
  • Member, Regulations review select committee 27 August 2002-11 August 2005
  • Deputy Chairperson, Local government and environment select committee 1 April 2003-11 August 2005
  • Member, Constitutional arrangements select committee 23 December 2004-11 August 2005
  • Attorney General 19 October 2005-20 March 2006
  • Minister of Energy 19 October 2005-21 March 2006
  • Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues 19 October 2005-21 March 2006
  • Minister of Transport 19 October 2005-21 March 2006
  • Minister of Energy 3 May 2006-19 November 2008
  • Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues 3 May 2006-19 November 2008
  • Minister of Land Information 3 May 2006-19 November 2008
  • Minister of State Services 5 November 2007-19 November 2008
  • Member, Emissions Trading Scheme Review Committee 9 December 2008-31 August 2009

Personal details

Born 3 January 1960, Roxburgh, married with three children

Education/qualifications

  • BCom, University of Otago
  • LLB, University of Otago

Career

  • Worked for Wrightson NMA Limited
  • Former Litigation partner, Anderson Lloyd Caudwell
  • Worked in Agri-biotechnology field
  • Former Manager, BLIS Technologies
  • Director, Fund Managers Holdings Ltd 30 July 1997-28 October 2005

Community activities

  • Former member, Primary School Board of Trustees
  • Former Deputy Chairperson, bioSouth
  • Co-founder, Dunedin Community Law Centre 1979-1979

Leisure activities

Social soccer, skiing, tennis, film, art