David Cunliffe | |
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| 34th Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 15 September 2013 – 27 September 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Deputy | David Parker |
| Preceded by | David Shearer |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Little |
| 15th Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 15 September 2013 – 27 September 2014 | |
| Deputy | David Parker |
| Preceded by | David Shearer |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Little |
| 37th Minister of Health | |
| In office 31 October 2007 – 19 November 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Pete Hodgson |
| Succeeded by | Tony Ryall |
| 51st Minister of Immigration | |
| In office 19 October 2005 – 11 November 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Paul Swain |
| Succeeded by | Clayton Cosgrove |
| Minister of Communications and Information Technology | |
| In office 15 August 2002 – 19 November 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Paul Swain |
| Succeeded by | Steven Joyce |
| Member of Parliament for New Lynn Titirangi (1999–2002) | |
| In office 27 November 1999 – 23 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Electorate re-established |
| Succeeded by | Deborah Russell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Richard Cunliffe 30 April 1963 Te Aroha, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Karen Price (1984–2015)[1] |
| Relations | Richard Seddon (great-great uncle) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
David Richard Cunliffe QSO (born 30 April 1963) is a New Zealand management consultant and former politician who was Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from September 2013 to September 2014. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Titirangi and then New Lynn for the Labour Party between 1999 and 2017. He served as the Minister of Health, Minister for Communications and Information Technology and Minister of Immigration for the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand from October 2007 until November 2008.
After the defeat of the Labour Party in the 2008 general election, and the resignation of Helen Clark as the party leader, Cunliffe was appointed the party's finance spokesman and number three on the front bench.[2] After Labour lost the 2011 general election and Phil Goff stood down as party leader, Cunliffe ran for the leadership, but narrowly lost to David Shearer.
On 26 August 2013, Cunliffe announced a second leadership bid after David Shearer's departure from the leadership and was elected on 15 September 2013. Following Labour's defeat at the general election in September 2014, he resigned as leader of the Labour Party.[3]
- ^ Young, Audrey (24 March 2015). "David Cunliffe confirms he and wife Karen Price have separated". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Young, Audrey (12 November 2008). "Goff plans radical shake-up at the top". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- ^ Howie, Cherie (27 September 2014). "David Cunliffe resigns as leader". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2014.