Richard Prosser | |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for New Zealand First party list | |
| In office 26 November 2011 – 23 September 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Ivor Prosser 15 January 1967 Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 10 June 2022 (aged 55) London, England |
| Political party | New Zealand First (2010–2017) |
Richard Ivor Prosser[1] (15 January 1967 – 10 June 2022) was a New Zealand politician, writer, and winemaker. He was a member of New Zealand First party and was a Member of parliament from 2011 to 2017. While in Parliament, he voted against the Marriage Amendment Bill, which allowed same sex marriage. He attracted international attention in 2013 when he called for all young men who were Muslim or who "look like a Muslim" to be banned from Western airlines.