Tau Henare
Tau Henare | |
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Tau Henare in 2013 | |
| 38th Minister of Māori Affairs | |
| In office 12 October 1996 – 10 December 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley |
| Preceded by | John Luxton |
| Succeeded by | Dover Samuels |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Northern Maori | |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Gregory |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau | |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | Dover Samuels |
| 1st Leader of Mauri Pacific | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National Party list | |
| In office 17 September 2005 – 14 August 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raymond Tau Henare 29 September 1960 Ōtara, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | New Zealand First (1993–1998) Mauri Pacific (1998–1999) National (2005–2014) |
| Spouse | Ngaire Elisabeth Brown |
| Relations | Taurekareka Henare (great grandfather) Sir James Henare (great-uncle) |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | politician |
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| Website | Tauhenare on Twitter |
Raymond Tau Henare (born 29 September 1960) is a former New Zealand Māori parliamentarian. In representing three different political parties in parliament—New Zealand First, Mauri Pacific and the National Party—Henare served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1993 to 1999 and from 2005 to 2014.