Chris Finlayson | |
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| 33rd Attorney-General of New Zealand | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – 26 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Michael Cullen |
| Succeeded by | David Parker |
| Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – 26 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key Bill English |
| Preceded by | Michael Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Little |
| Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – 13 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Helen Clark |
| Succeeded by | Maggie Barry |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party List | |
| In office 17 September 2005 – 30 January 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Agnes Loheni |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Francis Finlayson 1956 (age 67–68) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | National Party |
| Relatives | Annette King (second cousin) Chester Borrows (third cousin) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Christopher Francis Finlayson KC (born 1956) is a New Zealand lawyer and former Member of Parliament, representing the National Party.
He was elected to Parliament in 2005. In the Fifth National Government, from 2008 to 2017, he was Attorney-General and Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations.[1][2] He left politics to return to his legal career in January 2019.[3]
- ^ "Ministerial List for Announcement on 17 November 2008" (PDF) (Press release). New Zealand Government. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
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:2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "National MP Chris Finlayson to leave Parliament in new year". The New Zealand Herald. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.