David Caygill

David Caygill
Caygill in 2015
12th Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office
1 December 1993 – 11 June 1996
LeaderHelen Clark
Preceded byHelen Clark
Succeeded byMichael Cullen
36th Minister of Finance
In office
14 December 1988 – 2 November 1990
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Geoffrey Palmer
Mike Moore
Preceded byRoger Douglas
Succeeded byRuth Richardson
28th Minister of Health
In office
24 August 1987 – 30 January 1989
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Preceded byMichael Bassett
Succeeded byHelen Clark
5th Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
26 July 1984 – 7 September 1988
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Preceded byHugh Templeton
Succeeded byDavid Butcher
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for St Albans
In office
25 November 1978 – 12 October 1996
Preceded byRoger Drayton
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
David Francis Caygill

(1948-11-15) 15 November 1948 (age 75)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Eileen Ellen Boyd
(after 1974)
Children4

David Francis Caygill CNZM (born 15 November 1948) is a former New Zealand politician. He was born and raised in Christchurch. He entered politics in 1971 as Christchurch's youngest city councillor at the age of 22.[1] He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1978 to 1996, representing the Labour Party. A supporter of Rogernomics, he served as Minister of Finance between 1988 and 1990. From 2010 to 2019, he was one of the government-appointed commissioners at Environment Canterbury.

  1. ^ McCrone, John (12 March 2016). "The rational approach: meeting David Caygill". Stuff. Retrieved 14 June 2018.