Kelvin Davis (politician)

The Honourable Kelvin Davis
Davis in 2023
18th Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office 1 August 2017 – 7 November 2023
Leader	Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Jacinda Ardern
Succeeded by	Carmel Sepuloni
13th Minister of Corrections
In office 26 October 2017 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Louise Upston
Succeeded by	Mark Mitchell
1st Minister for Māori–Crown Relations
In office 26 October 2017 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Tama Potaka
3rd Minister for Children
In office 6 November 2020 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern Chris Hipkins
Preceded by	Tracey Martin
Succeeded by	Karen Chhour
36th Minister of Tourism
In office 26 October 2017 – 6 November 2020
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Paula Bennett
Succeeded by	Stuart Nash
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office 1 August 2017 – 26 October 2017
Leader	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Jacinda Ardern
Succeeded by	Paula Bennett
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau
In office 20 September 2014 – 14 October 2023
Preceded by	Hone Harawira
Succeeded by	Mariameno Kapa-Kingi
Majority	8,164
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party List
In office 14 October 2023 – 6 February 2024
Succeeded by	Shanan Halbert[n 1]
In office 23 May 2014 – 20 September 2014
Preceded by	Shane Jones[n 2]
In office 8 November 2008 – 26 November 2011
Personal details
Born	Kelvin Glen Davis (1967-03-02) 2 March 1967 (age 57) Kawakawa, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Website	Labour website

Kelvin Glen Davis (born 2 March 1967) is a New Zealand politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives, and was a senior minister in the Sixth Labour Government and the deputy leader of the New Zealand Labour Party from 2017 to 2023.

A former teacher, Davis was first elected as a list MP in 2008. He was not re-elected in 2011, but returned to Parliament as a list MP in May 2014 and went on to win the electorate of Te Tai Tokerau that September. He held the electorate for two further elections, but was defeated in the 2023 election. After briefly returning to Parliament as a list MP, Davis announced he would retire from politics on Waitangi Day, 6 February 2024.

During the Sixth Labour Government, Davis served as the Minister of Corrections, Minister for Children, Minister for Māori–Crown Relations, Minister of Tourism, and Associate Minister of Education (Māori Education).
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