David Caygill
David Francis Caygill CNZM (born 15 November 1948) is a former New Zealand politician. Caygill was born and raised in Christchurch. He entered politics in 1971 as Christchurch's youngest city councillor at the age of 22. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1978 to 1996, representing the Labour Party. A supporter of Rogernomics, he served as Minister of Finance between 1988 and 1990. From 2010 to 2019, he was one of the government-appointed commissioners at Environment Canterbury.
The Honourable David Caygill CNZM | |
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Caygill in 2015 | |
| 12th Deputy Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 1 December 1993 – 11 June 1996 | |
| Leader | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Helen Clark |
| Succeeded by | Michael Cullen |
| 36th Minister of Finance | |
| In office 14 December 1988 – 2 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore |
| Preceded by | Roger Douglas |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Richardson |
| 28th Minister of Health | |
| In office 24 August 1987 – 30 January 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | David Lange |
| Preceded by | Michael Bassett |
| Succeeded by | Helen Clark |
| 5th Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 26 July 1984 – 7 September 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | David Lange |
| Preceded by | Hugh Templeton |
| Succeeded by | David Butcher |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for St Albans | |
| In office 25 November 1978 – 12 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Drayton |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Francis Caygill 15 November 1948 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse |
Eileen Ellen Boyd (after 1974) |
| Children | 4 |
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