Peter Wilkinson (New Zealand)
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Peter Ian Wilkinson (born 1934) was a New Zealand
politician of the National Party
.
He represented the Rodney
electorate in Parliament from 1969 to 1978, then the Kaipara
electorate from 1978 to 1984, when he retired.
He was a Cabinet Minister, including the position of Attorney-General
in the Third National Government
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
politician of the National Party
New Zealand National Party
The New Zealand National Party is the largest party in the New Zealand House of Representatives and in November 2008 formed a minority government with support from three minor parties.-Policies:...
.
He represented the Rodney
Rodney (New Zealand electorate)
rightRodney is a New Zealand Parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The current MP for Rodney is Mark Mitchell of the National Party...
electorate in Parliament from 1969 to 1978, then the Kaipara
Kaipara (New Zealand electorate)
-Population Centres:The electorate is rural and north of Auckland city, in the North Auckland region.-History:The electorate was created in 1902, and abolished in 1946. From 1911 the seat was represented by Gordon Coates , until he died in 1943...
electorate from 1978 to 1984, when he retired.
He was a Cabinet Minister, including the position of Attorney-General
Attorney-General (New Zealand)
The Attorney-General is a political office in New Zealand. It is simultaneously a ministerial position and an administrative office, and has responsibility for supervising New Zealand law and advising the government on legal matters...
in the Third National Government
Third National Government of New Zealand
The Third National Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984. It was an economically and socially conservative government, which aimed to preserve the Keynesian economic system established by the First Labour government while also being socially conservative...
.