Taito Phillip Field | |
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.jpg) Field in 1991. | |
| Leader of New Zealand Pacific Party | |
| In office 15 April 2007 – 2 September 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Mangere | |
| In office 12 October 1996 – 8 November 2008 | |
| Preceded by | David Lange |
| Succeeded by | William Sio |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Otara | |
| In office 6 November 1993 – 12 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Trevor Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Seat Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Phillip Hans Field 26 September 1952 Apia, Western Samoa |
| Died | 23 September 2021 (aged 68) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | Samoan citizenship, New Zealand citizenship - Dual citizenship |
| Political party | Labour Party New Zealand Pacific Party |
Taito Phillip Hans Field (26 September 1952 – 23 September 2021) was a Samoan-born New Zealand trade unionist and politician. A Member of Parliament (MP) for South Auckland electorates from 1993 to 2008, Field was the first New Zealand MP of Pasifika descent.[1] He was a minister outside Cabinet in a Labour-led government from 2003 to 2005.
Following charges of bribery and perverting the course of justice, Field was defeated in the 2008 New Zealand general election. He was found guilty on some of the charges in August 2009[2] and was sentenced to six years jail in October 2009.[3]
- ^ "Former Minister Taito Phillip Field has died aged 68". Radio New Zealand. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Koubaridis, Andrew (4 August 2009). "Guilty verdicts for Taito Phillip Field". The New Zealand Herald.
- ^ Gadd, David (6 October 2009). "Taito Phillip Field jailed for six years". Stuff. Retrieved 14 February 2010.