Maurice Williamson

Maurice Williamson
Maurice Williamson at the NZ Open Source Awards, 2007
Howick Ward councillor
Assumed office
28 October 2022
Serving with Sharon Stewart
Preceded byPaul Young
60th Minister of Customs
In office
19 November 2008 – 1 May 2014
Prime MinisterJohn Key
Preceded byNanaia Mahuta
Succeeded byNicky Wagner
5th Minister for Building and Construction
In office
19 November 2008 – 1 May 2014
Prime MinisterJohn Key
Preceded byShane Jones
Succeeded byNick Smith
19th Minister of Statistics
In office
19 November 2008 – 1 May 2014
Prime MinisterJohn Key
Preceded byDarren Hughes
Succeeded byNicky Wagner
In office
1 July 1993 – 10 December 1999
Prime MinisterJim Bolger
Jenny Shipley
Preceded byRob Storey
Succeeded byPaul Swain
Minister for Small Business
In office
19 November 2008 – 12 December 2011
Prime MinisterJohn Key
Preceded byClayton Cosgrove
Succeeded byJohn Banks
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Pakuranga
In office
15 August 1987 – 23 September 2017
Preceded byNeil Morrison
Succeeded bySimeon Brown
Personal details
Born (1951-03-06) 6 March 1951 (age 73)
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyNational
SpouseRaewyn
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
ProfessionComputer programmer

Maurice Donald Williamson (born 6 March 1951) is a New Zealand politician and former diplomat.

Williamson had a 30-year career as the National Party Member of Parliament for Pakuranga in the New Zealand House of Representatives. During this period, he was a minister in both the Fourth and Fifth National Governments, including as Minister of Transport, Minister of Broadcasting, Minister of Local Government, Minister of Customs and Minister of Statistics.

After retiring from Parliament, Williamson was New Zealand consul-general in Los Angeles from 2017 to 2021.[1] He returned to politics in 2022, successfully contesting the Howick ward of Auckland Council.

  1. ^ "Ex-National MP Maurice Williamson seeks Auckland Council seat". RNZ. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2023.