Max Bradford

Max Bradford
Max Bradford in 1999
33rd Minister of Defence
In office
5 December 1997 – 10 December 1999
Prime MinisterJenny Shipley
Preceded byPaul East
Succeeded byMark Burton
Personal details
Born
Maxwell Robert Bradford

(1942-01-19) 19 January 1942 (age 82)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Political partyNational

Maxwell Robert Bradford (born 19 January 1942)[1] is a former New Zealand politician and cabinet minister. He was an MP for the National Party from 1990 to 2002. He is best known for introducing the "Bright Future" economic initiative in 1999, and for changes to the retail sector of the electricity industry in 1998.[2][3]

  1. ^ Temple, Philip (1994). Temple's Guide to the 44th New Zealand Parliament. Dunedin: McIndoe Publishers. p. 55. ISBN 0-86868-159-8.
  2. ^ Young, Audrey (13 August 2008). "Peters 'forgets' NZ First support for power reforms". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  3. ^ Pullar-Strecker, Tom (15 February 2010). "Lights flicker on electricity IT projects". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 May 2011.