John Carter (New Zealand politician)

The Honourable
John Carter
QSO
Minister of Civil Defence
In office
19 November 2008 – 8 June 2011
Prime MinisterJohn Key
Preceded byRick Barker
Succeeded byCraig Foss
9th Minister for Senior Citizens
In office
19 November 2008 – 8 June 2011
Prime MinisterJohn Key
Preceded byRuth Dyson
Succeeded byCraig Foss
9th Minister of Racing
In office
19 November 2008 – 8 June 2011
Prime MinisterJohn Key
Preceded byWinston Peters
Succeeded byCraig Foss
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Northland
In office
1996 – 17 July 2011
Preceded bynew electorate
Succeeded byMike Sabin
Majority10,054 (29.89%)
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Far North
In office
1993–1996
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Bay of Islands
In office
1987–1993
Preceded byNeill Austin
5th Mayor of Far North
In office
October 2013 – October 2022
Preceded byWayne Brown
Succeeded byMoko Tepania
Personal details
Born (1950-05-08) 8 May 1950 (age 74)
Te Kōpuru, New Zealand
Political partyNational Party
OccupationLocal government official
Websitejohncarter.co.nz

John McGregor Carter QSO (born 8 May 1950) is a New Zealand politician, and member of the National Party. He represented the Bay of Islands, Far North and Northland electorates in Parliament from 1987 until July 2011, when he became New Zealand's High Commissioner to the Cook Islands. Since the October 2013 local elections, he served as mayor of the Far North District for 9 years until his retirement from politics in 2022.[1]

  1. ^ Botting, Susan (7 September 2022). "Far North Mayor John Carter ends half-century-plus New Zealand government career". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022. On 8 October he leaves that all behind when he steps down from his position as New Zealand's northernmost mayor.