Trevor Mallard
Sir Trevor Mallard | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Ambassador of New Zealand to Ireland | |
| Assumed office 16 February 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Chris Hipkins Christopher Luxon |
| Preceded by | Brad Burgess |
| 30th Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
| In office 7 November 2017 – 24 August 2022 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors‑General | Patsy Reddy Cindy Kiro |
| Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern |
| Deputy | Anne Tolley (2017–2020) Adrian Rurawhe (2020–2022) |
| Preceded by | David Carter |
| Succeeded by | Adrian Rurawhe |
| 13th Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 31 October 2007 – 19 November 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | David Parker (acting) David Benson-Pope |
| Succeeded by | Nick Smith |
| 2nd Minister for Economic Development | |
| In office 19 October 2005 – 2 November 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Jim Anderton |
| Succeeded by | Pete Hodgson |
| 12th Minister for State Owned Enterprises | |
| In office 19 October 2005 – 19 November 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Paul Swain |
| Succeeded by | Simon Power |
| 41st Minister of Education | |
| In office 10 December 1999 – 19 October 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark |
| Preceded by | Nick Smith |
| Succeeded by | Steve Maharey |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list | |
| In office 23 September 2017 – 20 October 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Soraya Peke-Mason |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hutt South Pencarrow (1993–1996) | |
| In office 6 November 1993 – 23 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Sonja Davies |
| Succeeded by | Chris Bishop |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hamilton West | |
| In office 14 July 1984 – 27 October 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Minogue |
| Succeeded by | Grant Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1954 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie (divorced) Jane Clifton (m. 2014) |
| Relations | Beth Mallard (daughter) |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Sir Trevor Colin Mallard KNZM (born 17 June 1954) is a New Zealand politician and diplomat. Since 2023, he has served as Ambassador of New Zealand to Ireland. He was a Member of Parliament from 1984 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2022. He served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2017 until 2022.
Mallard was a Cabinet minister in the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand (1999 to 2008). For six years, he was Minister of Education and Minister of State Services and held additional appointments as Minister for the Environment, Minister of Labour, Minister of Broadcasting, Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Minister for Sport and Recreation and Associate Minister of Finance. He has represented the electorates of Hamilton West, Pencarrow and Hutt South, and was a list member of Parliament between 2017 and 2022.
Mallard's five-year term as Speaker completed his parliamentary career. His move into a presiding officer role was likened to "the poacher turned gamekeeper." Mallard had had a reputation as an "attack dog" and "political battler" (he was once convicted of fighting in a public place after punching National MP Tau Henare at Parliament). His speakership was remarked on for its contribution to parliamentary culture change, including promoting a more family-friendly environment and removing the requirement for male MPs to wear ties. However, some of Mallard's comments and actions attracted criticism including in relation to the 2022 Wellington protests.
In February 2023, Mallard took up the role of New Zealand ambassador to Ireland.