The Honourable Sir Pita Sharples | |
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.jpg) Pita Sharples in 2012 | |
| 42nd Minister of Māori Affairs | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – 8 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Parekura Horomia |
| Succeeded by | Te Ururoa Flavell (As Minister for Māori Development) |
| Co-leader of the Māori Party | |
| In office 7 July 2004 – 13 July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Te Ururoa Flavell |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Tāmaki Makaurau | |
| In office 5 October 2005 – 20 August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | John Tamihere |
| Succeeded by | Peeni Henare |
| Majority | 2127 (11.11%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1941 Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
| Political party | Māori Party |
Sir Pita Russell Sharples KNZM CBE (born Peter Russell Sharples,[1] 20 July 1941) is a New Zealand Māori academic and politician, who was a co-leader of the Māori Party from 2004 to 2013, and a minister outside Cabinet in the National Party-led government from 2008 to 2014. He was the member of Parliament for the Tāmaki Makaurau electorate in Auckland from 2005 to 2014. He stepped down as co-leader role of the Māori Party in July 2013.
- ^ "Sharples continues rapid rise in politics". National Business Review. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2010.