John Tamihere

John Henry Tamihere (born 8 February 1959) is a New Zealand politician, media personality, and political commentator. He was member of Parliament from 1999 to 2005, including serving as a Cabinet minister in the Labour Party from August 2002 to November 2004. Tamihere ran unsuccessfully for Auckland mayor in the 2019 election. He joined the Māori Party in 2020 and from April to October 2020 was the party's co-leader. He became president of the Māori Party in June 2022.

The Honourable
John Tamihere
Tamihere in 2023
6th President of the Māori Party
Assumed office
8 June 2022
Preceded byChe Wilson
3rd Male Co-leader of the Māori Party
In office
15 April 2020  18 October 2020
Co-leading with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Preceded byTe Ururoa Flavell
Succeeded byRawiri Waititi
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Tāmaki Makaurau
In office
27 July 2002  17 September 2005
Preceded byElectorate created
Succeeded byPita Sharples
Majority9,444 (60.52%)
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Hauraki
In office
27 November 1999  27 July 2002
Preceded byElectorate created
Succeeded byElectorate abolished
Majority7,238 (14.51%)
Personal details
Born (1959-02-08) 8 February 1959
Auckland, New Zealand
Political partyMāori Party (since 2020)
Labour (until 2019)
OccupationLawyer
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