Colin Moyle | |
|---|---|
 Moyle in 1968 | |
| 26th Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 26 July 1984 – 9 February 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer |
| Preceded by | Duncan MacIntyre |
| Succeeded by | Jim Sutton |
| 3rd Minister of Fisheries | |
| In office 26 July 1984 – 9 February 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer |
| Preceded by | Duncan MacIntyre |
| Succeeded by | Ken Shirley |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Otara Hunua (1981–1984) | |
| In office 28 November 1981 – 27 October 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Winston Peters |
| Succeeded by | Trevor Rogers |
| 26th Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Norman Kirk Bill Rowling |
| Preceded by | Douglas Carter |
| Succeeded by | Duncan MacIntyre |
| 18th Minister of Forestry | |
| In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Norman Kirk Bill Rowling |
| Preceded by | Duncan MacIntyre |
| Succeeded by | Venn Young |
| 14th Minister for Science | |
| In office 8 December 1972 – 12 December 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Norman Kirk Bill Rowling |
| Preceded by | Les Gandar |
| Succeeded by | Les Gandar |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Mangere | |
| In office 29 November 1969 – 24 December 1976 | |
| Preceded by | New electorate |
| Succeeded by | David Lange |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Manukau | |
| In office 30 November 1963 – 29 November 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Leon Götz |
| Succeeded by | Roger Douglas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Colin James Moyle 18 June 1929 Thames, New Zealand |
| Died | 11 May 2024 (aged 94) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Millicent Chapman (m. 1952) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Colin James Moyle CBE (18 July 1929 – 11 May 2024) was a New Zealand politician. A member of the Labour Party, he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1963 to 1976 and again from 1981 to 1990. He was a Government minister in the Third Labour and Fourth Labour Governments. He was a close confidant of Bill Rowling during Rowling's short premiership. In the Fourth Labour Government, as Minister of Agriculture, Moyle oversaw the removal of farming subsidies and the establishment of a fisheries quota system.
In late 1976, Prime Minister Robert Muldoon accused Moyle in Parliament of having been questioned by the police on suspicion of homosexual activities, which were then illegal in New Zealand. After changing his story several times, Moyle resigned from Parliament, although he was re-elected four years later. Muldoon may have viewed Moyle as a future Labour leader and potential rival, and sought to discredit him.