| The Honourable Dr Wayne Mapp MP |
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 Wayne Mapp at a NATO meeting in Bratislava in October 2009 |
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36th Minister of Defence
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| Assumed office 19 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Phil Goff |
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Minister of Research, Science and Technology
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| Assumed office 19 November 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Pete Hodgson |
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| Assumed office 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Bruce Cliffe |
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| Born | 1952 Te Kopuru, Northland |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | National Party |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Website | http://www.waynemapp.co.nz/ |
Wayne Daniel Mapp[1] (born 1952) is a New Zealand politician, representing the National Party in the New Zealand Parliament. He has served as the MP for the North Shore electorate since the 1996 elections. Before entering politics, he lectured in commercial law at University of Auckland.
He gained his LLB (Hon) at University of Auckland. This was followed by his LLM from University of Toronto and his PhD in International Law from Cambridge University.
He served as a Captain in Royal New Zealand Territorial Army, specialising in military intelligence and infantry.
Member of Parliament
| Parl. | Electorate | List Pos. | Party |
| 45th | North Shore | 58 | National |
| 46th | North Shore | 33 | National |
| 47th | North Shore | 7 | National |
| 48th | North Shore | 14 | National |
| 49th | North Shore | 13 | National |
Mapp was elected MP for the North Shore seat at the 1996 general election.
On October 26, 2005, National Party leader Don Brash appointed Mapp as the party's Political Correctness Eradicator, following a speech Mapp had given on the topic earlier that month.
Previously Mapp served as National's spokesperson for Industrial Relations and chaired the Caucus Policy Committee. Brash ranked him 14th within the National Party caucus. Following the election of John Key as the National Party leader in November 2006, Mapp became more prominent within the National Party caucus, narrowly missing out on a front-bench position in Parliament.
In a September 2003 house sitting, Mapp criticised the incumbent government's lack of support for the US-led invasion of Iraq. His comment pertained to New Zealand being "missing in action" in Iraq, John Key echoed support for his statements and this was used in Labour's election advertising in the 2008 New Zealand general election.[2]
Following National's victory in the 2008 general election, Mapp gained the Ministerial portfolios of Defence and Research, Science and Technology.
References
- ^ "New Zealand Hansard - Members Sworn Volume:651;Page:2". Parliament of New Zealand. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Debates/Debates/5/c/4/49HansD_20081208_00000010-Members-Sworn.htm.
- ^ http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/Debates/Debates/d/2/5/47HansD_20030910_00001215-Maritime-Security-Bill-First-Reading.htm
External links
- Wayne Mapp at the New Zealand Parliament website
- Personal Website
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