David Parker (New Zealand politician)

David Parker
Parker in 2017
32nd Attorney-General of New Zealand
In office
26 October 2017 – 27 November 2023
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded byChris Finlayson
Succeeded byJudith Collins
In office
19 October 2005 – 20 March 2006
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byMichael Cullen
Succeeded byMichael Cullen
16th Minister for the Environment
In office
26 October 2017 – 27 November 2023
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Chris Hipkins
Preceded byNick Smith
Succeeded byPenny Simmonds
12th Minister for Trade and Export Growth
In office
26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded byTodd McClay
Succeeded byDamien O'Connor
7th Minister for Economic Development
In office
26 October 2017 – 27 June 2019
Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Preceded bySimon Bridges
Succeeded byPhil Twyford
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office
15 September 2013 – 30 September 2014
LeaderDavid Cunliffe
Preceded byGrant Robertson
Succeeded byAnnette King
16th Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party
In office
15 September 2013 – 30 September 2014
LeaderDavid Cunliffe
Preceded byGrant Robertson
Succeeded byAnnette King
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Labour Party list
Assumed office
17 September 2005
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Otago
In office
27 July 2002 – 17 September 2005
Preceded byGavan Herlihy
Succeeded byJacqui Dean
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Roxburgh, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Children3[1]
Alma materUniversity of Otago
OccupationLawyer

David William Parker (born 1960) is a New Zealand lawyer, businessman and politician who has been a Labour Party Member of Parliament since 2002.

After a career in law and business, Parker entered Parliament by winning the marginal Otago electorate. He was Attorney-General of New Zealand and a senior Cabinet minister in the Sixth Labour Government between 2017 and 2023, holding the posts of Minister for the Environment, Minister of Transport, Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Minister for Economic Development and Associate Minister of Finance. Parker was also a Cabinet minister in the Fifth Labour Government and a senior figure in the Labour Party opposition between 2008 and 2017, including as deputy leader and interim leader between 2013 and 2014.

  1. ^ Small, Vernon (2 April 2011). "David Parker: MP who could be Labour's king". Stuff. Retrieved 16 September 2013.