The Attorney-General is a political and legal officer in New Zealand. The Attorney-General is simultaneously a ministerial position and the chief law officer of the Crown, and has responsibility for s
Frederick Whitaker, ca 1870s
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Thomas Gillies
David William Parker is a New Zealand lawyer, businessman and politician who was a Labour Party Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2025.
Attorney-General (New Zealand)
…December 1997 10 December 1999 Shipley 30 Margaret Wilson 10 December 1999 28 February 2005 Clark 31 Michael Cullen 28 February 2005 19 October 2005 32 David Parker 19 October 2005 21 March 2006 (31) Michael Cullen 21 March 2006 19 November 2008 33 Chris Finlayson 19 November 2008 26 October 2017 Key English (32…
Parker in 2017
Parker in 2011
Deputy Labour leader David Parker, second from right, pictured with leader David Cunliffe in October 2013
As Minister of Economic Development, Parker addresses the WTO Ministerial Conference, 11 December 2017