Doug Woolerton
Doug Woolerton | |
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1st President of New Zealand First | |
In office 1993–2005 | |
Leader | Winston Peters |
Succeeded by | Dail Jones |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for New Zealand First list | |
In office 1996–2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1944-05-17) 17 May 1944 (age 80) |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Political party | New Zealand National Party (1990–92) New Zealand First (1992–) |
Doug Woolerton (born 17 May 1944) is a New Zealand politician who has been a member of the New Zealand First party since it was founded, and the National Party for a few years before that.
Early years
He was educated at Hamilton Boys' High School, and has a background in agriculture, having been a farmer for twenty-one years and director of a milk company for nine.
Political career
Woolerton was originally a member of the National Party. He stood for selection as the National candidate for the seat of Hamilton West in 1990, but lost to Grant Thomas, who was later elected to the seat. Woolerton left the National Party in 1992 to form the New Zealand First party with Winston Peters.
Member of parliament
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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1996–99 | 45th | List | 8 | NZ First | |
1999–2002 | 46th | List | 5 | NZ First | |
2002–05 | 47th | List | 5 | NZ First | |
2005–08 | 48th | List | 5 | NZ First |
Woolerton first entered Parliament in the 1996 election, becoming a list MP after being ranked fifth on the New Zealand First party list. He remained an MP until his party lost all parliamentary seats in the 2008 general election.
He was the president of New Zealand First from the party's inception until 2005 when he resigned in protest against Winston Peters taking a visible role in the Labour-led government as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Later there were frictions between then New Zealand First president Dail Jones on the one hand, and Woolerton and Brian Donnelly on the other, over the latter's support for Sue Bradford's private members bill to outlaw parental corporal punishment of children (or smacking).[1]
References
- ^ "New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
External links
- Doug Woolerton at the New Zealand Parliament website
- Doug Woolerton at the New Zealand First website
- Doug Woolerton on "They Work For You"
- Doug Woolerton talks about innovation and investment
Party political offices | ||
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New political party | President of New Zealand First 1993–2005 | Succeeded by |
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- Winston Peters (1993–present)
- Doug Woolerton (1993–2005)
- Dail Jones (2005–08)
- George Groombridge (2008–10)
- Kevin Gardener (2010–13)
- Anne Martin (2013–15)
- Brent Catchpole (2015–18)
- Lester Gray (2018–19)
- Kristin Campbell Smith (2019–20)
- Julian Paul (2021–present)
- Tau Henare (1993–98)
- Peter Brown (1998–2009)
- Tracey Martin (2013–15)
- Ron Mark (2015–18)
- Fletcher Tabuteau (2018–20)
- Shane Jones (2020–present)
- Darroch Ball
- Ann Batten
- Mahesh Bindra
- Ria Bond
- Jenny Bloxham
- Peter Brown
- Brent Catchpole
- Tuariki Delamere
- Brian Donnelly
- Jack Elder
- Bill Gudgeon
- Tau Henare
- Brendan Horan
- Dail Jones
- Neil Kirton
- Michael Laws
- Ron Mark
- Tracey Martin
- Peter McCardle
- Robyn McDonald
- Craig McNair
- Clayton Mitchell
- Tuku Morgan
- Deborah Morris
- Gilbert Myles
- Denis O'Rourke
- Pita Paraone
- Edwin Perry
- Jim Peters
- Richard Prosser
- Barbara Stewart
- Fletcher Tabuteau
- Asenati Taylor
- Rana Waitai
- Andrew Williams
- Doug Woolerton
- Tu Wyllie