Dover Samuels
Appearance
Minister of Māori Affairs | |
---|---|
In office 10 December 1999 – 28 June 2000 | |
Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
Preceded by | Tau Henare |
Succeeded by | Parekura Horomia |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party list | |
In office 12 October 1996 – 27 November 1999 17 September 2005 – 8 November 2008 | |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau | |
In office 27 November 1999 – 17 September 2005 | |
Preceded by | Tau Henare |
Succeeded by | Hone Harawira |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 July 1939 |
Political party | Labour |
Dover Spencer Peneha Samuels (born 9 July 1939) is a former Labour Member of Parliament in New Zealand from 1996 to 2008.
Biography
Political career
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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1996–1999 | 45th | List | 3 | Labour | |
1999–2002 | 46th | Te Tai Tokerau | 5 | Labour | |
2002–2005 | 47th | Te Tai Tokerau | 11 | Labour | |
2005–2008 | 48th | List | 10 | Labour |
Samuels joined the Labour Party and became its Māori Senior Vice President. In 1994 he challenged Maryan Street for the Labour Party presidency, but lost by a wide margin, 303 votes to Street and 75 for Samuels.[1]
He was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal for services to New Zealand.[2]
He first entered Parliament as a
urinated in a hallway within Auckland
's Heritage hotel.
[4]
Samuels lost his
Māori Party candidate Hone Harawira
. However, he was returned to parliament due to his high position on the Labour Party list. He was made the Associate Minister for Economic Development, Housing, Tourism and Industry and Regional Development.
On 31 October 2007, during the Cabinet reshuffle, Samuels lost his position as a Minister outside Cabinet and was replaced by Darren Hughes. He returned to the backbench.
Samuels did not contest the 2008 election.
Personal life
He is an active member of the
References
- ^ Smith, Tony (28 November 1994). "Resounding victory for Dunedin man". Otago Daily Times. p. 4.
- ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "Dover Samuels". New Zealand Government. 28 June 2000. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ "MP caught short in hotel". Newstalk ZB. 28 April 2004. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ "Samuels, Dover - New Zealand Parliament". www.parliament.nz. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
Belongs to the Ratana Church