Murray McCully

The Honourable
Murray McCully
CNZM MP

Murray McCully in Tehran - May 2016
27th Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
19 November 2008
Prime Minister John Key
Preceded by Winston Peters
Helen Clark (Acting)
Minister for Sport and Recreation
In office
19 November 2008 – 6 October 2014
Prime Minister John Key
Preceded by Clayton Cosgrove
Succeeded by Jonathan Coleman
2nd Minister for the Rugby World Cup
In office
19 November 2008 – 12 December 2011
Prime Minister John Key
Preceded by Clayton Cosgrove
Succeeded by Abolished
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for East Coast Bays
Assumed office
2002
In office
1987–1996
Preceded by Gary Knapp
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Albany
In office
1996–2002
Preceded by Don McKinnon
Personal details
Born (1953-02-19) 19 February 1953
Whangarei, Northland
Nationality New Zealand
Political party National Party
Occupation Lawyer
Website mccully.co.nz

Murray Stuart McCully CNZM (born 19 February 1953 in Whangarei, Northland) is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the National Party, and Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1]

Early life

McCully was educated at Arapohue Primary School, Dargaville High School, the University of Auckland, and Victoria University of Wellington.[2] He has a LLB degree and is a qualified Barrister and Solicitor, working as a lawyer before entering politics. His former partner, Jane Clifton, works as a columnist for The New Zealand Listener and as a political journalist.[1]

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate List Party
1987–1990 42nd East Coast Bays National
1990–1993 43rd East Coast Bays National
1993–1996 44th East Coast Bays National
1996–1999 45th Albany 21 National
1999–2002 46th Albany None National
2002–2005 47th East Coast Bays None National
2005–2008 48th East Coast Bays 11 National
2008–2011 49th East Coast Bays 11 National
2011–2014 50th East Coast Bays 11 National
2014 – present 51st East Coast Bays 11 National

McCully first stood for Parliament in 1975 in Auckland Central, reducing Richard Prebble's majority to 289. He next stood for East Coast Bays in 1984, coming second to Gary Knapp.

But in 1987, McCully defeated Knapp, and entered Parliament as MP for East Coast Bays on Auckland's North Shore.

He became MP for the new seat of Albany in the 1999 elections. In the 2002 elections he returned as MP for the reconstituted East Coast Bays seat.

Cabinet minister

During the National government of 1990–1999, McCully served in a number of Cabinet roles, including those of Minister of Customs, Minister of Housing, Minister of Tourism, and Minister of Immigration. He has a reputation as one of the National Party's chief strategists.[1]

Murray McCully resigned from his Tourism portfolio in April 1999[3] after questions were raised regarding his handling of the resignation and subsequent payout of members of the Tourism board.[4] These questions culminated in a report of the Controller and Auditor General that deemed these payouts "unlawful," although the report accepted that all involved had proceeded on the basis of advice and "their genuine perception of what was in the best interests of New Zealand’s tourism industry." [5]

After National winning the 2008 election, McCully was sworn in as a Cabinet Minister on 19 November 2008. McCully was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Sport and Recreation, and Minister for the Rugby World Cup by Prime Minister John Key.[1][6]

McCully was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to foreign policy in the 2015 New Year Honours.[7]

In November 2015 McCully was off work after surgery for removal of a growth that was found to be benign.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Watkins, Tracy (29 November 2008). "Coming out of the shadows". The Dominion Post. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Hon Murray McCully". New Zealand Government. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  3. ↑ Laxon, Andrew (7 May 1999). "Payout recovery vexing National". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Parliamentary Hansard – Report on Tourism Board". NZ Parliament. 21 April 1999. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "Report of the Controller and Auditor General: Inquiry into certain events concerning the New Zealand Tourism Board.". Controller and Auditor General. 19 April 1999. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "Key's Government". The New Zealand Herald. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "New Year honours list 2015". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Murry McCully off work following surgery". The New Zealand Herald. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Gary Knapp		 Member of Parliament for East Coast Bays
1987–1996 		Vacant
Constituency abolished,
recreated in 2002
Title next held by
Murray McCully
Preceded by
Don McKinnon		 Member of Parliament for Albany
1996–2002 		Constituency abolished
Vacant
Constituency recreated,
abolished in 1996
Title last held by
Murray McCully		 Member of Parliament for East Coast Bays
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Preceded by
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Winston Peters		 Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Preceded by
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