David Benson-Pope

David Benson-Pope
12th Minister for the Environment
In office
19 October 2005 – 27 July 2007
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byMarian Hobbs
Succeeded byDavid Parker (acting)
Trevor Mallard
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Dunedin South
In office
19992008
Preceded byDr Michael Cullen
Succeeded byClare Curran
Majority10,640 (30.27%)[1]
Personal details
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Political partyLabour
SpouseJan Flood
ChildrenTwo
OccupationTeacher

David Henry Benson-Pope (born 1950) is a New Zealand politician. He is a former Member of Parliament for Dunedin South and has been a member of the Dunedin City Council since 2013.

Benson-Pope previously served as a Dunedin city councillor from 1986 to 1999 and returned to local government after his parliamentary and ministerial career was ended by a series of misconduct allegations.