Trevor de Cleene

Trevor de Cleene
de Cleene in 1969
18th Minister of Revenue
In office
24 August 1987 – 15 December 1988
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Preceded byRoger Douglas
Succeeded byDavid Caygill
50th Minister of Customs
In office
24 August 1987 – 15 December 1988
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Preceded byMargaret Shields
Succeeded byMargaret Shields
Under-Secretary of Finance
In office
26 July 1984 – 24 August 1987
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Palmerston North
In office
28 November 1981 – 27 October 1990
Preceded byJoe Walding
Succeeded bySteve Maharey
Personal details
Born24 March 1933
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Died22 April 2001(2001-04-22) (aged 68)
Tauranga, New Zealand
Political partyLabour (1952–1993)
Other political
affiliations
ACT (1994–1996)
National (1996–2001)
ProfessionLawyer

Trevor Albert de Cleene OBE (24 March 1933 – 22 April 2001) was a New Zealand politician and lawyer. After gaining experience as a councillor with Palmerston North City Council, he was elected to Parliament for the Labour Party in 1981. He was a strong supporter of Rogernomics and was a minister outside cabinet. He resigned his ministerial portfolios in 1988 when Roger Douglas was sacked by David Lange. For his remaining parliamentary career, he was a backbencher known as one of the Three Musketeers. Later, he was a founding member of ACT New Zealand and some years later joined the National Party to help oppose Winston Peters in Tauranga.