Peter Davis (sociologist)

Peter Davis
Davis in 2010
Spouse of the Prime Minister of New Zealand
In role
10 December 1999  19 November 2008
Prime MinisterHelen Clark
Preceded byBurton Shipley
Succeeded byBronagh Key
Spouse of the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
In role
8 August 1989  2 November 1990
Preceded byMargaret Palmer
Succeeded byClare de Lore
Personal details
Born
Peter Byard Davis

(1947-04-25) 25 April 1947
Milford on Sea, Hampshire, England
NationalityNew Zealander
Political partyLabour
Spouse
(m. 1981)
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Southampton (BA)
London School of Economics (MSc)
University of Auckland (PhD)
ThesisA sociological analysis of the relationship between the formal and informal sectors of dental care in New Zealand (1984)
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
InstitutionsUniversity of Canterbury
University of Otago
University of Auckland
WebsiteUniversity website

Peter Byard Davis (born 25 April 1947) is a New Zealand sociologist, professor, and the husband of Helen Clark, who was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008.