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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Fourth National Government (1990–1999)</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Fourth_National_Government_(1990–1999)-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Fourth National Government (1990–1999) subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Fourth_National_Government_(1990–1999)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-First_period_in_cabinet_(1996–1999)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#First_period_in_cabinet_(1996–1999)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>First period in cabinet (1996–1999)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-First_period_in_cabinet_(1996–1999)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Opposition_(1999–2008)" class="vector-toc-list-item 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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Shadow_cabinet_roles_and_deputy_leader"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Shadow cabinet roles and deputy leader</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Shadow_cabinet_roles_and_deputy_leader-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fifth_National_Government_(2008–2017)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fifth_National_Government_(2008–2017)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Fifth National Government (2008–2017)</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Fifth_National_Government_(2008–2017)-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Fifth National Government (2008–2017) subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Fifth_National_Government_(2008–2017)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Deputy_Prime_Minister_and_Minister_of_Finance_(2008–2016)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Deputy_Prime_Minister_and_Minister_of_Finance_(2008–2016)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (2008–2016)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Deputy_Prime_Minister_and_Minister_of_Finance_(2008–2016)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Allowances_issue" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Allowances_issue"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.1</span> <span>Allowances issue</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Allowances_issue-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Prime_Minister_(2016–2017)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Prime_Minister_(2016–2017)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Prime Minister (2016–2017)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Prime_Minister_(2016–2017)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Opposition_(2017–2018)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Opposition_(2017–2018)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Opposition (2017–2018)</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Opposition_(2017–2018)-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Opposition (2017–2018) subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Opposition_(2017–2018)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Leader_of_the_Opposition_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Leader_of_the_Opposition_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Leader of the Opposition</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Leader_of_the_Opposition_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Post-prime_ministerial_career" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Post-prime_ministerial_career"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Post-prime ministerial career</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Post-prime_ministerial_career-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Political_and_social_views" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Political_and_social_views"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Political and social views</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Political_and_social_views-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personal_life" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personal_life"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Personal life</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Personal_life-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Honours" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Honours"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Honours</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Honours-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" 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class="mw-page-title-main">Bill English</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B4" title="بيل إنجليش – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="بيل إنجليش" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B4" title="بیل اینقلیش – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="بیل اینقلیش" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6" title="বিল ইংলিশ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="বিল ইংলিশ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%96%D0%BB_%D0%86%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%88" title="Біл Інгліш – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Біл Інгліш" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English_(politikaria)" title="Bill English (politikaria) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Bill English (politikaria)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B4" title="بیل اینگلیش – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بیل اینگلیش" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B9%8C_%EC%9E%89%EA%B8%80%EB%A6%AC%EC%8B%9C" title="빌 잉글리시 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="빌 잉글리시" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%AB%D5%AC_%D4%BB%D5%B6%D5%A3%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%B7" title="Բիլ Ինգլիշ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բիլ Ինգլիշ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingue</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9C_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%92%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A9" title="ביל אינגליש – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ביל אינגליש" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB_%D0%98%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%88" title="Билл Инглиш – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Билл Инглиш" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulielmus_English" title="Gulielmus English – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Gulielmus English" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English_(politikus)" title="Bill English (politikus) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Bill English (politikus)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6" title="बिल इंग्लिश – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="बिल इंग्लिश" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5" title="ビル・イングリッシュ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ビル・イングリッシュ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_English" title="Bill English – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Bill English" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" 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2017</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">39th <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Prime Minister of New Zealand</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />12 December 2016 – 26 October 2017</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Monarch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Governor-General</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Patsy_Reddy" title="Patsy Reddy">Patsy Reddy</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paula_Bennett" title="Paula Bennett">Paula Bennett</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern" title="Jacinda Ardern">Jacinda Ardern</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">29th <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)">Leader of the Opposition</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />26 October 2017 – 27 February 2018</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Jacinda Ardern</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data">Paula Bennett</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Jacinda Ardern</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Bridges" title="Simon Bridges">Simon Bridges</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />8 October 2001 – 28 October 2003</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Helen_Clark" title="Helen Clark">Helen Clark</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Sowry" title="Roger Sowry">Roger Sowry</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Shipley" title="Jenny Shipley">Jenny Shipley</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Don_Brash" title="Don Brash">Don Brash</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">9th <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_New_Zealand_National_Party" title="Leader of the New Zealand National Party">Leader of the National Party</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />12 December 2016 – 27 February 2018</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data">Paula Bennett</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">John Key</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Simon Bridges</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />8 October 2001 – 28 October 2003</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data">Roger Sowry</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Jenny Shipley</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Don Brash</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">17th <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand">Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />19 November 2008 – 12 December 2016</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data">John Key</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cullen_(politician)" title="Michael Cullen (politician)">Michael Cullen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Paula Bennett</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">39th <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Finance (New Zealand)">Minister of Finance</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />19 November 2008 – 12 December 2016</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Michael Cullen</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Joyce" title="Steven Joyce">Steven Joyce</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />31 January 1999 – 22 June 1999</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Jenny Shipley</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Birch" title="Bill Birch">Bill Birch</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Bill Birch</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Deputy Leader of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />27 November 2006 – 12 December 2016</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td class="infobox-data">John Key</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Paula Bennett</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />7 February 2001 – 6 October 2001</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Leader</th><td class="infobox-data">Jenny Shipley</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Creech" title="Wyatt Creech">Wyatt Creech</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Roger Sowry</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">3rd <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Treasury" title="New Zealand Treasury">Treasurer of New Zealand</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />22 June 1999 – 10 December 1999</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Prime Minister</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Jenny Shipley</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Bill Birch</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Michael Cullen</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="; ; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="line-height:normal; padding:0.2em; background-color:#eee;"><div style="text-align: center; padding: 0 0.4em; margin: 0 3.3em">Constituency</div></th> </tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a></span><br />for National Party <a href="/wiki/List_MP" title="List MP">List</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />20 September 2014 – 13 March 2018</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maureen_Pugh" title="Maureen Pugh">Maureen Pugh</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a></span><br />for <a href="/wiki/Clutha-Southland" title="Clutha-Southland">Clutha-Southland</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />12 October 1996 – 20 September 2014</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>New electorate</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Barclay" title="Todd Barclay">Todd Barclay</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a></span><br />for <a href="/wiki/Wallace_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wallace (New Zealand electorate)">Wallace</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />27 October 1990 – 12 October 1996</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Angus" title="Derek Angus">Derek Angus</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Electorate abolished</i></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Simon William English</div><br /><span class="nowrap"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1961-12-30</span>) </span>30 December 1961<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 63)</span></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Lumsden,_New_Zealand" title="Lumsden, New Zealand">Lumsden</a>, New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Mary Scanlon</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Buchanan" title="Rachel Buchanan">Rachel Buchanan</a> (niece)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Mervyn English<br />Norah O'Brien</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Otago" title="University of Otago">University of Otago</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Victoria_University_of_Wellington" title="Victoria University of Wellington">Victoria University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_English_Signature.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bill English's signature"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Bill_English_Signature.svg/128px-Bill_English_Signature.svg.png" decoding="async" width="128" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Bill_English_Signature.svg/192px-Bill_English_Signature.svg.png 1.5x, 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minister of New Zealand</a> from 2016 to 2017 and <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_New_Zealand_National_Party" title="Leader of the New Zealand National Party">leader</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> from 2001 to 2003 and 2016 to 2018. He had previously served as the 17th <a href="/wiki/Deputy_prime_minister_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy prime minister of New Zealand">deputy prime minister of New Zealand</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Finance (New Zealand)">minister of finance</a> from 2008 to 2016 under <a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Fifth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fifth National Government of New Zealand">Fifth National Government</a>. </p><p>A farmer and public servant before entering politics, English was elected to the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a> in <a href="/wiki/1990_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1990 New Zealand general election">1990</a> as the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party's</a> candidate in the <a href="/wiki/Wallace_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wallace (New Zealand electorate)">Wallace electorate</a>. He was elevated to <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_New_Zealand" title="Cabinet of New Zealand">Cabinet</a> in 1996 and in 1999 was made <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Finance (New Zealand)">minister of finance</a>, although he served for less than a year due to his party's loss at the <a href="/wiki/1999_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1999 New Zealand general election">1999 general election</a>. In October 2001, English replaced <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Shipley" title="Jenny Shipley">Jenny Shipley</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_New_Zealand_National_Party" title="Leader of the New Zealand National Party">leader of the National Party</a> (and consequently as Leader of the Opposition). He led the party to its worst defeat at the <a href="/wiki/2002_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2002 New Zealand general election">2002 general election</a>, and as a consequence, in October 2003 he was replaced as leader by <a href="/wiki/Don_Brash" title="Don Brash">Don Brash</a>. </p><p>In November 2006, after Brash's resignation, English became deputy leader under <a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a>. After National's victory at the <a href="/wiki/2008_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2008 New Zealand general election">2008 general election</a>, he became <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand">deputy prime minister</a> and was also made minister of finance for the second time. Under English's direction New Zealand's economy maintained steady growth during National's three terms of government. He became a <a href="/wiki/List_MP" title="List MP">list-only MP</a> after stepping down as an electorate MP at the <a href="/wiki/2014_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2014 New Zealand general election">2014 general election</a>. </p><p>John Key resigned as leader of the National Party and prime minister in December 2016. English won <a href="/wiki/2016_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2016 New Zealand National Party leadership election">the resulting leadership election</a> unopposed and was sworn in as prime minister on 12 December 2016. His tenure was only ten months, and included a three-month election campaign. In the <a href="/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2017 New Zealand general election">2017 general election</a>, National won the largest number of seats but fell short of a majority. The parties holding the <a href="/wiki/Balance_of_power_(parliament)" title="Balance of power (parliament)">balance of power</a> declined to support the existing government, and English was subsequently replaced as prime minister by <a href="/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern" title="Jacinda Ardern">Jacinda Ardern</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party">leader of the Labour Party</a>. English initially continued on as Leader of the Opposition, but resigned as leader of the National Party on 27 February 2018 and left parliament two weeks later.<sup id="cite_ref-resignation_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resignation-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>English was born on 30 December 1961 at Lumsden Maternity Centre in <a href="/wiki/Lumsden,_New_Zealand" title="Lumsden, New Zealand">Lumsden</a>, a small town in the South Island of New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the eleventh of twelve children of Mervyn English and Norah (née O'Brien) English. His parents purchased "Rosedale", a mixed sheep and cropping farm in <a href="/wiki/Dipton,_New_Zealand" title="Dipton, New Zealand">Dipton, Southland</a> from Mervyn's uncle, Vincent English, a bachelor, in 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> English was born in the maternity unit at Lumsden.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>English attended St Thomas's School in <a href="/wiki/Winton,_New_Zealand" title="Winton, New Zealand">Winton</a>, then boarded at <a href="/wiki/St._Patrick%27s_College,_Silverstream" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Patrick's College, Silverstream">St. Patrick's College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Upper_Hutt" title="Upper Hutt">Upper Hutt</a>, where he became <a href="/wiki/Head_boy" class="mw-redirect" title="Head boy">head boy</a>. He played in the first XV of the school's <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby</a> team. English went on to study commerce at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Otago" title="University of Otago">University of Otago</a>, where he was a resident at <a href="/wiki/Selwyn_College,_Otago" title="Selwyn College, Otago">Selwyn College</a>, and then completed an honours degree in English literature at <a href="/wiki/Victoria_University_of_Wellington" title="Victoria University of Wellington">Victoria University of Wellington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-herbert_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herbert-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After finishing his studies, English returned to Dipton and farmed for a few years.<sup id="cite_ref-herbert_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herbert-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 1987 to 1989, he worked in <a href="/wiki/Wellington" title="Wellington">Wellington</a> as a policy analyst for the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Treasury" title="New Zealand Treasury">New Zealand Treasury</a>, at a time when the <a href="/wiki/Free_market" title="Free market">free market</a> policies favoured by <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour</a>'s finance minister <a href="/wiki/Roger_Douglas" title="Roger Douglas">Roger Douglas</a> (known collectively as "<a href="/wiki/Rogernomics" title="Rogernomics">Rogernomics</a>") were being implemented.<sup id="cite_ref-rae_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rae-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>English joined the National Party in 1980, while at Victoria University. He served for a period as chairman of the Southland branch of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Young_Nationals" title="New Zealand Young Nationals">Young Nationals</a>, and became a member of the <a href="/wiki/Wallace_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wallace (New Zealand electorate)">Wallace</a> electorate committee. After moving to Wellington, he served for periods on the <a href="/wiki/Island_Bay_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Island Bay (New Zealand electorate)">Island Bay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Miramar_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Miramar (New Zealand electorate)">Miramar</a> electorate committees, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fourth_National_Government_(1990–1999)"><span id="Fourth_National_Government_.281990.E2.80.931999.29"></span>Fourth National Government (1990–1999)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Fourth National Government (1990–1999)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Fourth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fourth National Government of New Zealand">Fourth National Government of New Zealand</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width: 470px; float: left; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 1em; border: 4; cellpadding: 2; cellspacing: 0;"> <caption><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000003E-QINU`"'</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122)">New Zealand Parliament</span></a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 125px;">Years </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 35px;">Term </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 125px;">Electorate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 35px;">List </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 150px;">Party </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1990 New Zealand general election">1990</a>–1993 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/43rd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="43rd New Zealand Parliament">43rd</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Wallace_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wallace (New Zealand electorate)">Wallace</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1993_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1993 New Zealand general election">1993</a>–1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/44th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="44th New Zealand Parliament">44th</a> </td> <td colspan="2">Wallace </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1996 New Zealand general election">1996</a>–1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/45th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="45th New Zealand Parliament">45th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Clutha-Southland" title="Clutha-Southland">Clutha-Southland</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1999 New Zealand general election">1999</a>–2002 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/46th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="46th New Zealand Parliament">46th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">Clutha-Southland </td> <td>4 </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2002 New Zealand general election">2002</a>–2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/47th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="47th New Zealand Parliament">47th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">Clutha-Southland </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2005 New Zealand general election">2005</a>–2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/48th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="48th New Zealand Parliament">48th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">Clutha-Southland </td> <td>4 </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2008 New Zealand general election">2008</a>–2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/49th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="49th New Zealand Parliament">49th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">Clutha-Southland </td> <td>2 </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2011 New Zealand general election">2011</a>–2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/50th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="50th New Zealand Parliament">50th</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;">Clutha-Southland </td> <td>2 </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2014 New Zealand general election">2014</a>–2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/51st_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="51st New Zealand Parliament">51st</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Party_lists_in_the_2014_New_Zealand_general_election#National_Party" title="Party lists in the 2014 New Zealand general election">List</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2017 New Zealand general election">2017</a>–2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/52nd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="52nd New Zealand Parliament">52nd</a> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Party_lists_in_the_2017_New_Zealand_general_election#National_Party" title="Party lists in the 2017 New Zealand general election">List</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td style="background-color:#00529F; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/1990_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1990 New Zealand general election">1990 general election</a>, English stood as the National candidate in Wallace, the former electorate of National's first full-time leader, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Hamilton" title="Adam Hamilton">Adam Hamilton</a>. The incumbent, <a href="/wiki/Derek_Angus" title="Derek Angus">Derek Angus</a>, was retiring. English was elected with a large majority amid that year's National landslide. He would hold this seat, renamed <a href="/wiki/Clutha-Southland" title="Clutha-Southland">Clutha-Southland</a> in 1996, until 2014. He and three other newly elected National MPs (<a href="/wiki/Tony_Ryall" title="Tony Ryall">Tony Ryall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Smith_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Nick Smith (New Zealand politician)">Nick Smith</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Sowry" title="Roger Sowry">Roger Sowry</a>) were soon identified as rising stars in New Zealand politics, and at various points were dubbed the "brat pack", the "gang of four", and the "young Turks".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In his first term in parliament, English chaired a <a href="/wiki/Select_committee_(parliamentary_system)" title="Select committee (parliamentary system)">select committee</a> into social services. He was made a <a href="/wiki/Parliamentary_secretary" title="Parliamentary secretary">parliamentary under-secretary</a> in 1993, serving under the Minister of Health.<sup id="cite_ref-herbert_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herbert-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_period_in_cabinet_(1996–1999)"><span id="First_period_in_cabinet_.281996.E2.80.931999.29"></span>First period in cabinet (1996–1999)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: First period in cabinet (1996–1999)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In early 1996, English was elevated to <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_New_Zealand" title="Cabinet of New Zealand">cabinet</a> by Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger" title="Jim Bolger">Jim Bolger</a>, becoming the Minister for Crown Health Enterprises and Associate <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Education (New Zealand)">Minister of Education</a> (to <a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Creech" title="Wyatt Creech">Wyatt Creech</a>). He was 34 at the time, becoming the cabinet's youngest member.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the <a href="/wiki/1996_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1996 New Zealand general election">1996 general election</a>, the National Party was forced into a coalition with <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">New Zealand First</a> to retain government. In the resulting cabinet reshuffle, English emerged as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Health (New Zealand)">Minister of Health</a>. However, as a condition of the coalition agreement, NZ First's <a href="/wiki/Neil_Kirton" title="Neil Kirton">Neil Kirton</a> (a first-term MP) was made Associate Minister of Health, effectively becoming English's deputy. This arrangement was described in the press as a "<a href="/wiki/Shotgun_marriage" class="mw-redirect" title="Shotgun marriage">shotgun marriage</a>", and there were frequent differences of opinion between the two ministers.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After their relationship became unworkable, Kirton was sacked from the role in August 1997, with the agreement of NZ First leader <a href="/wiki/Winston_Peters" title="Winston Peters">Winston Peters</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As Minister of Health, English was responsible for continuing the reforms to the public health system that National had begun after the <a href="/wiki/1990_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1990 New Zealand general election">1990 general election</a>. The reforms were unpopular, and health was perceived as one of the government's weaknesses, with the health portfolio consequently being viewed as a challenge.<sup id="cite_ref-cannan_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cannan-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> English believed that the unpopularity of the reforms was in part due to a failure in messaging, and encouraged his National colleagues to avoid bureaucratic and money-focused language (such as references to "balance sheets" and "user charges") and instead talk about the improvements to services the government's reforms would bring.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also rejected the idea that public hospitals could be run as commercial enterprises, a view which some of his colleagues had previously promoted.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By early 1997, as dissatisfaction with Bolger's leadership began to grow, English was being touted as a potential successor, along with <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Shipley" title="Jenny Shipley">Jenny Shipley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doug_Graham" title="Doug Graham">Doug Graham</a>. His age (35) was viewed as the main impediment to a successful leadership run.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> National's leadership troubles were resolved in December 1997, when Bolger resigned and Shipley was elected to the leadership unopposed. English had been a supporter of Bolger as leader, but Shipley reappointed him Minister of Health in her new cabinet.<sup id="cite_ref-cannan_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cannan-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>English was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Finance (New Zealand)">Minister of Finance</a> in a reshuffle in January 1999, a position which was at the time subordinate to the <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(New_Zealand)#History" title="Minister of Finance (New Zealand)">Treasurer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Birch" title="Bill Birch">Bill Birch</a>. After a few months, the pair switched positions as part of Birch's transition to retirement, with English assuming the senior portfolio. In early interviews, he emphasised his wish to be seen as a pragmatist rather than an ideologue, and said that the initiatives of some of his predecessors (<a href="/wiki/Roger_Douglas" title="Roger Douglas">Roger Douglas</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Rogernomics" title="Rogernomics">Rogernomics</a>" and <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Richardson" title="Ruth Richardson">Ruth Richardson</a>'s "<a href="/wiki/Ruthanasia" title="Ruthanasia">Ruthanasia</a>") had focused on "fruitless, theoretical debates" when "people just want to see problems solved".<sup id="cite_ref-rae_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rae-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Opposition_(1999–2008)"><span id="Opposition_.281999.E2.80.932008.29"></span>Opposition (1999–2008)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Opposition (1999–2008)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_English.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Bill_English.jpg/220px-Bill_English.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Bill_English.jpg/330px-Bill_English.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Bill_English.jpg/440px-Bill_English.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>English in February 2005</figcaption></figure> <p>After the National Party lost the <a href="/wiki/1999_New_Zealand_general_election" title="1999 New Zealand general election">1999 election</a> to <a href="/wiki/Helen_Clark" title="Helen Clark">Helen Clark</a>'s Labour Party, English continued on in the <a href="/wiki/Shadow_cabinet" title="Shadow cabinet">shadow cabinet</a> as National's spokesperson for finance. He was elected deputy leader of the party in February 2001, following the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Creech" title="Wyatt Creech">Wyatt Creech</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a> being his unsuccessful opponent.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leader_of_the_Opposition">Leader of the Opposition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Leader of the Opposition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 2001, after months of speculation, <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Shipley" title="Jenny Shipley">Jenny Shipley</a> resigned as leader of the National Party after being told she no longer had the support of the party caucus. English <a href="/wiki/2001_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2001 New Zealand National Party leadership election">was elected</a> as her replacement unopposed (with <a href="/wiki/Roger_Sowry" title="Roger Sowry">Roger Sowry</a> as his deputy), and consequently became <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)">Leader of the Opposition</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he did not openly organise against Shipley, and according to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Southland_Times" title="The Southland Times">The Southland Times</a></i> "there was almost an element of 'aw, shucks, I'll do it then' about Mr English's ascension".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aged 39 when he was elected, English became the second-youngest leader in the National Party's history, after <a href="/wiki/Jim_McLay" title="Jim McLay">Jim McLay</a> (who was 38 when elected in 1984). He also became only the third Southlander to lead a major New Zealand political party, after <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Ward" title="Joseph Ward">Joseph Ward</a> and <a href="/wiki/Adam_Hamilton" title="Adam Hamilton">Adam Hamilton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, English failed to improve the party's performance. In the <a href="/wiki/2002_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2002 New Zealand general election">2002 election</a>, National suffered its worst electoral defeat ever, gaining barely more than twenty percent of the vote. English described it as "the worst day of my political life". Both party insiders and the general public were split as to how much to blame him for the loss, but most of the party believed that English would be able to rebuild National's support.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By late 2003, however, National's performance in opinion polls remained poor. The party had briefly increased its popularity in the year following the election, but by October its support had fallen to levels only slightly better than what it achieved in the last ballot. English also appeared in a boxing match for a charity against entertainer <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ted_Clarke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ted Clarke (page does not exist)">Ted Clarke</a>. This did not boost his polling or that of the National party either, with suggestions that it devalued his image as a serious politician. <a href="/wiki/Don_Brash" title="Don Brash">Don Brash</a>, former governor of the <a href="/wiki/Reserve_Bank_of_New_Zealand" title="Reserve Bank of New Zealand">Reserve Bank</a> and a relative newcomer to politics, began to build up support to replace English. On 28 October, Brash gained sufficient backing in Caucus to defeat English in <a href="/wiki/2003_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2003 New Zealand National Party leadership election">a leadership contest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Shadow_cabinet_roles_and_deputy_leader">Shadow cabinet roles and deputy leader</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Shadow cabinet roles and deputy leader"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 2 November 2003, when Brash changed responsibilities for certain MPs, English became National's spokesman for education, ranked at fifth place in the party's parliamentary hierarchy. He remained in parliament after the <a href="/wiki/2005_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2005 New Zealand general election">2005 election</a>. In his new shadow education portfolio, English performed strongly, and remained a party favourite despite his election defeat as leader in 2002, eventually being returned to the finance portfolio in August 2004 as deputy spokesman (while still retaining responsibility for education).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2006, Brash resigned as leader. English was considered as a potential replacement leader (running against <a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a>) or deputy leader (against incumbent <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a>) in the ensuing <a href="/wiki/2006_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2006 New Zealand National Party leadership election">leadership election</a>. However, a contest was avoided when the MPs agreed a Key/English <a href="/wiki/Ticket_(election)" title="Ticket (election)">ticket</a> would run unopposed in a display of party unity.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> English took over the deputy leadership and the finance portfolio in the <a href="/wiki/Shadow_Cabinet_of_John_Key" title="Shadow Cabinet of John Key">Key shadow cabinet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fifth_National_Government_(2008–2017)"><span id="Fifth_National_Government_.282008.E2.80.932017.29"></span>Fifth National Government (2008–2017)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Fifth National Government (2008–2017)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Fifth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fifth National Government of New Zealand">Fifth National Government of New Zealand</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Deputy_Prime_Minister_and_Minister_of_Finance_(2008–2016)"><span id="Deputy_Prime_Minister_and_Minister_of_Finance_.282008.E2.80.932016.29"></span>Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (2008–2016)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (2008–2016)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_English_Vote_Chat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bill_English_Vote_Chat.jpg/220px-Bill_English_Vote_Chat.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bill_English_Vote_Chat.jpg/330px-Bill_English_Vote_Chat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bill_English_Vote_Chat.jpg/440px-Bill_English_Vote_Chat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a><figcaption>English interviewed as a part of the Vote Chat forum at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Otago" title="University of Otago">University of Otago</a>, October 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/2008_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2008 New Zealand general election">2008 election</a>, English was re-elected by his electorate, winning by a margin of about 15,500 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-election_results_2008_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-election_results_2008-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand">Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Finance (New Zealand)">Minister of Finance</a><sup id="cite_ref-Appt2008_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Appt2008-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the fifth National Government, being sworn into office on 19 November 2008 and continued to serve in those roles until becoming <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Prime Minister</a> on 12 December 2016. He was also made <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Infrastructure_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Infrastructure (New Zealand)">Minister of Infrastructure</a> in National's first term of government<sup id="cite_ref-Appt2008_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Appt2008-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Minister responsible for <a href="/wiki/Housing_New_Zealand_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Housing New Zealand Corporation">Housing New Zealand Corporation</a> and minister responsible for the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%932016_New_Zealand_flag_referendums" title="2015–2016 New Zealand flag referendums">New Zealand flag consideration process</a> in its third.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was comfortably re-elected in <a href="/wiki/Clutha-Southland" title="Clutha-Southland">Clutha-Southland</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2011_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2011 New Zealand general election">2011 election</a> but opted to run as a <a href="/wiki/Party_lists_in_the_2014_New_Zealand_general_election#National_Party" title="Party lists in the 2014 New Zealand general election">party-list candidate</a> in <a href="/wiki/2014_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2014 New Zealand general election">2014</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The pairing of <a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a> as leader of the National Party and English as his deputy has been compared to that of <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hawke" title="Bob Hawke">Bob Hawke</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Keating" title="Paul Keating">Paul Keating</a> (in Australia) and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> (in the UK).<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>English acceded to the role of finance minister in the continuing wake of the <a href="/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%932008" class="mw-redirect" title="Financial crisis of 2007–2008">financial crisis</a>. In response to New Zealand's rising debt, English made <a href="/wiki/Government_budget_balance" title="Government budget balance">budget deficit</a>-reduction his main priority. His <a href="/wiki/2009_New_Zealand_budget" title="2009 New Zealand budget">first budget</a> outlined three focuses in New Zealand's financial recovery: "improving the business environment and removing roadblocks to growth; investment in productive infrastructure; and improving the way government works".<sup id="cite_ref-09_budget_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-09_budget-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of his first acts was creating the <a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Infrastructure_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Infrastructure Unit (page does not exist)">National Infrastructure Unit</a>, charged with formulating a plan for infrastructure projects and investments.<sup id="cite_ref-09_budget_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-09_budget-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He commissioned a government-wide spending review, with an aim to reducing government expenditure—with the exceptions of a two-year <a href="/wiki/Stimulus_(economics)" title="Stimulus (economics)">stimulus</a> package and long-term increases on infrastructure spending.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-09_budget_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-09_budget-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2011, the Opposition criticised English for suggesting that New Zealand businesses could use New Zealand's low wages to help it compete with Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The National Government campaigned for <a href="/wiki/2011_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2011 New Zealand general election">re-election in 2011</a> on its <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_New_Zealand" title="Economy of New Zealand">economic record</a>. The Government boasted growth for five consecutive quarters up to mid-2010, totalling 1.6% of <a href="/wiki/Real_gross_domestic_product" title="Real gross domestic product">real GDP</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Strong growth resulted in a surplus of $473 million for the 2015/16 financial year, projected to rise to $8.5 billion by 2020/21. In his 2016 Economic and Fiscal Update address, English stated that reducing debt and tackling the costs of the <a href="/wiki/2016_Kaik%C5%8Dura_earthquake" title="2016 Kaikōura earthquake">2016 Kaikōura earthquake</a> were higher priorities than reducing rates of tax.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Allowances_issue">Allowances issue</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Allowances issue"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2009, the media, including <a href="/wiki/TVNZ" title="TVNZ">TVNZ</a> and <a href="/wiki/TV3_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="TV3 (New Zealand)">TV3</a> revealed that English was receiving about NZ$900 a week as part of a living allowance for ministers, to live in his own NZ$1.2 million Wellington home. At the time, English also received $276,200 in his annual salary as deputy prime minister.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also revealed other ministers with homes in the capital city were also claiming accommodation allowances.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 3 August 2009, Prime Minister John Key started a review of the housing allowances claimed by cabinet ministers.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> English subsequently paid back $12,000 and only claimed about $24,000 a year in living allowances.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Auditor-General's office said in September 2009 that they were making "preliminary enquiries" into parliamentary housing expenses in response to a letter of complaint from <a href="/wiki/Jim_Anderton%27s_Progressive_Party" title="Jim Anderton's Progressive Party">Progressive</a> party leader <a href="/wiki/Jim_Anderton" title="Jim Anderton">Jim Anderton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two days later English stated that he would no longer take up any housing allowance and had paid back all the allowance he had received since the November 2008 election.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prime_Minister_(2016–2017)"><span id="Prime_Minister_.282016.E2.80.932017.29"></span>Prime Minister (2016–2017)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Prime Minister (2016–2017)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="padding-bottom:1px; padding-top:2px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="border-bottom:0; padding-bottom:1px;"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_English_September_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bill English"><img alt="Bill English" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Bill_English_September_2016.jpg/220px-Bill_English_September_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Bill_English_September_2016.jpg/330px-Bill_English_September_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Bill_English_September_2016.jpg/440px-Bill_English_September_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1590" data-file-height="2167" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-top:2px;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b><span style="font-size:120%">Premiership of Bill English</span></b></span><br />12 December 2016 – 26 October 2017</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Monarch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Cabinet</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fifth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fifth National Government of New Zealand">Fifth National Government of New Zealand</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">New Zealand National Party</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Appointed by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Patsy_Reddy" title="Patsy Reddy">Patsy Reddy</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:1px;"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/John_Key#Prime_Minister_(2008–2016)" title="John Key">John Key</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern#Prime_minister_(2017–2023)" title="Jacinda Ardern">Jacinda Ardern</a> →</div></div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <hr class="nomobile" style="background:#eee; height:5px; clear:both; margin:0 0 6px;" /> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_English_and_Paula_Bennett.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Bill_English_and_Paula_Bennett.jpg/280px-Bill_English_and_Paula_Bennett.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Bill_English_and_Paula_Bennett.jpg/420px-Bill_English_and_Paula_Bennett.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Bill_English_and_Paula_Bennett.jpg/560px-Bill_English_and_Paula_Bennett.jpg 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="410" /></a><figcaption>English with Deputy Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Paula_Bennett" title="Paula Bennett">Paula Bennett</a> on the steps of Parliament, December 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>John Key resigned on 12 December, and endorsed English as his successor in <a href="/wiki/2016_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2016 New Zealand National Party leadership election">the resulting leadership election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the drop-out of both <a href="/wiki/Judith_Collins" title="Judith Collins">Judith Collins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Coleman_(politician)" title="Jonathan Coleman (politician)">Jonathan Coleman</a> from the leadership election, English was sworn in as the 39th <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Prime Minister of New Zealand</a> on 12 December 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>English appointed his first <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_New_Zealand" title="Cabinet of New Zealand">cabinet</a> on 18 December. In a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_reshuffle" title="Cabinet reshuffle">reshuffle</a>, he appointed <a href="/wiki/Steven_Joyce" title="Steven Joyce">Steven Joyce</a> to succeed him as finance minister, while most ministerial portfolios remained the same.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2017, English did not attend <a href="/wiki/Waitangi_Day" title="Waitangi Day">Waitangi Day</a> commemorations at the historic <a href="/wiki/Waitangi,_Northland" title="Waitangi, Northland">treaty grounds</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Moir2017_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moir2017-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> reportedly in response to the <a href="/wiki/Ng%C4%81puhi" title="Ngāpuhi">Ngāpuhi</a> <a href="/wiki/Iwi" title="Iwi">iwi</a>'s decision to stop the Prime Minister from speaking at the <a href="/wiki/Marae" title="Marae">marae</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Moir2017_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moir2017-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ngāpuhi have protested the Government's negotiation of the <a href="/wiki/Trans_Pacific_Partnership_Agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement">Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement</a> (TPPA), which the iwi believe infringes upon Māori sovereignty, and thus does not adhere to the Treaty of Waitangi.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> English had been invited to attend in an official capacity; his non-attendance was criticised by a Ngāpuhi elder and Opposition leader <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Little_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Andrew Little (New Zealand politician)">Andrew Little</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his first overseas trip as prime minister, English travelled to Europe to discuss trade ties, including a prospective New Zealand–European Union <a href="/wiki/Free_trade_agreement" title="Free trade agreement">free trade agreement</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-foreign_visit_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foreign_visit-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He first travelled to London on 13 January 2017 to meet British prime minister <a href="/wiki/Theresa_May" title="Theresa May">Theresa May</a>. Discussing trade relations, English said the two nations were "natural partners" and would "continue to forge ties" after the UK's <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">withdrawal from the EU</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also arranged to meet with London Mayor <a href="/wiki/Sadiq_Khan" title="Sadiq Khan">Sadiq Khan</a>, Belgian prime minister <a href="/wiki/Charles_Michel" title="Charles Michel">Charles Michel</a> and German Chancellor <a href="/wiki/Angela_Merkel" title="Angela Merkel">Angela Merkel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-foreign_visit_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foreign_visit-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a meeting with Merkel, English received crucial backing from Germany for a trade deal with the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 16 January, English stated that his government would continue to promote TPPA, despite the United States' decision to withdraw from the agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He explained that Southeast Asian countries would now be treated as a priority in negotiations—he also asserted that the United States was ceding influence to China by its rejection of the trade pact.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At a press conference at the <a href="/wiki/Beehive_(New_Zealand)" title="Beehive (New Zealand)">Beehive</a> on 1 February 2017, English announced that the <a href="/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2017 New Zealand general election">2017 general election</a> would be held on 23 September.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Prime Minister later confirmed that his party would approach <a href="/wiki/ACT_New_Zealand" title="ACT New Zealand">ACT</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_Future" title="United Future">United Future</a> and the <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Māori Party">Māori Party</a> if <a href="/wiki/Confidence_and_supply" title="Confidence and supply">confidence and supply</a> agreements were required to form a government following the election.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his second cabinet reshuffle on 24 April, English appointed <a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a> as his new <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs (New Zealand)">Foreign Affairs Minister</a>; he also promoted <a href="/wiki/Nikki_Kaye" title="Nikki Kaye">Nikki Kaye</a> to the portfolio of <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Education_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Education (New Zealand)">Education Minister</a>, and moved <a href="/wiki/Mark_Mitchell_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Mark Mitchell (New Zealand politician)">Mark Mitchell</a> into the cabinet to become <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Defence_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Defence (New Zealand)">Defence Minister</a>. The reshuffle was perceived as an election preparation.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 13 February 2017, English welcomed Australian prime minister <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Turnbull" title="Malcolm Turnbull">Malcolm Turnbull</a> to Wellington. The two leaders reaffirmed their shared trade agenda, and discussed changes to the Australian citizenship pathway which will affect permanent residents originating from New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 19 June, it was reported that <a href="/wiki/Todd_Barclay" title="Todd Barclay">Todd Barclay</a>, who succeeded English as MP for <a href="/wiki/Clutha-Southland" title="Clutha-Southland">Clutha-Southland</a>, had clandestinely recorded one of his employee's conversations the previous year, and that John Key's leaders' budget was used to pay a confidential settlement after the employee resigned. English admitted that he had been aware of the illegal recording and the settlement, and thus implicated in the scandal.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 2017 National campaign launch, English introduced a $379 million social investment package including digital learning academies for high school students, more resources for mathematics, and boosting support for teaching second languages in schools, and maintaining National Standards in the school curriculum. Prime Minister English also sought to defend National's financial management and economic track record and claimed that the opposition Labour Party would raise taxes.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early opinion polling had forecast a poor showing in the election for the Labour Party, but in early August 37-year-old <a href="/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern" title="Jacinda Ardern">Jacinda Ardern</a> took over as Labour leader and seemingly energised younger voters.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2017 New Zealand general election">2017 general election</a>, National won the largest share of the party vote (44.4%) and the largest number of seats (56) in the House of Representatives.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, National lacked enough seats to govern alone due to two of the party's support partners, the Māori Party and United Future, losing their parliamentary seats. In response, English stated that the party would be entering into talks to form a coalition with <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">New Zealand First</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following talks with the two largest parties, New Zealand First entered a coalition arrangement with the Labour Party.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> English was succeeded as prime minister by Jacinda Ardern on 26 October.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Opposition_(2017–2018)"><span id="Opposition_.282017.E2.80.932018.29"></span>Opposition (2017–2018)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Opposition (2017–2018)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leader_of_the_Opposition_2">Leader of the Opposition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Leader of the Opposition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>English was re-elected as National Party leader on 24 October 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of his re-election, English announced his intention to stay on as leader until the <a href="/wiki/2020_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2020 New Zealand general election">next general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 13 February 2018, however, he stood down as National Party leader for personal reasons, and instructed the party to put into motion the processes to elect a new leader. He also retired from Parliament.<sup id="cite_ref-resignation_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resignation-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> English's resignation followed weeks of speculation that he would step aside for a new leader.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 27 February, he was succeeded as party leader by <a href="/wiki/Simon_Bridges" title="Simon Bridges">Simon Bridges</a> as the result of the <a href="/wiki/2018_New_Zealand_National_Party_leadership_election" title="2018 New Zealand National Party leadership election">leadership election</a> held that day.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-prime_ministerial_career">Post-prime ministerial career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Post-prime ministerial career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018, English joined the board of Australian conglomerate, <a href="/wiki/Wesfarmers" title="Wesfarmers">Wesfarmers</a>. English serves in Chairmanships of Mount Cook Alpine Salmon, Impact Lab Ltd and Manawanui Support Ltd. He is also a director of The Instillery, Centre for Independent Studies and The Todd Corporation Limited, and is a member of the Impact Advisory Group of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In mid December 2023, the <a href="/wiki/Sixth_National_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Sixth National Government of New Zealand">National-led coalition government</a> appointed English to lead an independent review into housing agency <a href="/wiki/K%C4%81inga_Ora" title="Kāinga Ora">Kāinga Ora</a>'s financial situation, procurement, and asset management.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 20 May 2024, English's review found that Kāinga Ora exploited its easy access to Government credit and excessively borrowed without exercising fiscal discipline.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_and_social_views">Political and social views</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Political and social views"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:1px solid #154E9D; text-align:center;color: var(--color-base)">Principles</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agrarianism" title="Agrarianism">Agrarianism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economic_liberalism" title="Economic liberalism">Economic liberalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Familialism#New_Zealand" title="Familialism">Familialism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_and_order_(politics)" title="Law and order (politics)">Law and order</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limited_government" title="Limited government">Limited government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loyalism" title="Loyalism">Loyalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarchism" title="Monarchism">Monarchism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Property_rights" class="mw-redirect" title="Property rights">Property rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protectionism" title="Protectionism">Protectionism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rule_of_law" title="Rule of law">Rule of law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tradition" title="Tradition">Tradition</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:1px solid #154E9D; text-align:center;color: var(--color-base)">History</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Continuous_Ministry_(New_Zealand)" title="Continuous Ministry (New Zealand)">Continuous Ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Historic_conservatism_in_New_Zealand" title="Historic conservatism in New Zealand">Historic conservatism in New Zealand</a> (pre–1930s)</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:1px solid #154E9D; text-align:center;color: var(--color-base)">Politicians</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Whitaker" title="Frederick Whitaker">Whitaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Atkinson" title="Harry Atkinson">Atkinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Russell_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="William Russell (New Zealand politician)">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Massey" title="William Massey">Massey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Bell_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Francis Bell (New Zealand politician)">Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Coates" title="Gordon Coates">Coates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Forbes_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="George Forbes (New Zealand politician)">Forbes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Hamilton" title="Adam Hamilton">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Holland" title="Sidney Holland">Holland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Holyoake" title="Keith Holyoake">Holyoake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Marshall" title="Jack Marshall">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Muldoon" title="Robert Muldoon">Muldoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger" title="Jim Bolger">Bolger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Richardson" title="Ruth Richardson">Richardson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Shipley" title="Jenny Shipley">Shipley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Birch" title="Bill Birch">Birch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Copeland" title="Gordon Copeland">Copeland</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Brash" title="Don Brash">Brash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">Key</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Bridges" title="Simon Bridges">Bridges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Muller" title="Todd Muller">Muller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judith_Collins" title="Judith Collins">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Luxon" title="Christopher Luxon">Luxon</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:1px solid #154E9D; text-align:center;color: var(--color-base)">Activists</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Ormond_(farmer)" title="John Ormond (farmer)">Ormond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Farrar_(blogger)" title="David Farrar (blogger)">Farrar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_McCoskrie" title="Bob McCoskrie">McCoskrie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Slater" title="Cameron Slater">Slater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Williams_(New_Zealand_lawyer)" title="Jordan Williams (New Zealand lawyer)">Williams</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:1px solid #154E9D; text-align:center;color: var(--color-base)">Parties</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"><b>Active</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ACT_New_Zealand" title="ACT New Zealand">ACT New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_First" title="New Zealand First">New Zealand First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Conservatives_Party" title="New Conservatives Party">New Conservatives Party</a></li></ul> <p><b>Defunct</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Reform_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Reform Party">Reform Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="United Party (New Zealand)">United Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Democrat_Party_(1934)" title="New Zealand Democrat Party (1934)">Democrat Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Party" title="New Zealand Party">New Zealand Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Heritage_Party_of_New_Zealand" title="Christian Heritage Party of New Zealand">Christian Heritage Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Conservative_Party" title="New Zealand Conservative Party">Conservative Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democrat_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Christian Democrat Party (New Zealand)">Christian Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Green_Party_(New_Zealand)" title="Progressive Green Party (New Zealand)">Progressive Greens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny_New_Zealand" title="Destiny New Zealand">Destiny New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Kiwi_Party" title="The Kiwi Party">The Kiwi Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Focus_NZ" title="Focus NZ">Focus NZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Family_Party" title="The Family Party">The Family Party</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" 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predecessor, John Key.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EleanorAingeRoy_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EleanorAingeRoy-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has stated his opposition to <a href="/wiki/Voluntary_euthanasia" title="Voluntary euthanasia">voluntary euthanasia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Assisted_suicide" title="Assisted suicide">physician-assisted suicide</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Civil_union_in_New_Zealand" title="Civil union in New Zealand">same-sex civil unions</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the decriminalisation of <a href="/wiki/Prostitution_in_New_Zealand" title="Prostitution in New Zealand">prostitution</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As prime minister he opposed any "liberalisation" of <a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_New_Zealand" title="Abortion in New Zealand">abortion law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, English voted against <a href="/wiki/Civil_Union_Act_2004" title="Civil Union Act 2004">a bill</a> to establish civil unions for both same-sex and opposite-sex couples.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, he voted for the <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_Zealand#Marriage_(Gender_Clarification)_Amendment_Bill_2005" title="Same-sex marriage in New Zealand">Marriage (Gender Clarification) Amendment Bill</a>, which would have amended the Marriage Act to define marriage as only between a man and a woman.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> English voted against the <a href="/wiki/Marriage_(Definition_of_Marriage)_Amendment_Act_2013" title="Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013">Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill</a>, a bill that legalised <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_New_Zealand" title="Same-sex marriage in New Zealand">same-sex marriage in New Zealand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in December 2016 he stated, "I'd probably vote differently now on the gay marriage issue. I don't think that gay marriage is a threat to anyone else's marriage".<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, English voted against the <a href="/wiki/Cannabis_in_New_Zealand#Legality" title="Cannabis in New Zealand">Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill</a>, a bill aimed at amending the Misuse of Drugs Act so that cannabis could be used for medical purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-HansardMedCannabisVote_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HansardMedCannabisVote-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ANZAC_Day_service_at_the_National_War_Memorial_-_Flickr_-_NZ_Defence_Force_(13).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/ANZAC_Day_service_at_the_National_War_Memorial_-_Flickr_-_NZ_Defence_Force_%2813%29.jpg/280px-ANZAC_Day_service_at_the_National_War_Memorial_-_Flickr_-_NZ_Defence_Force_%2813%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/ANZAC_Day_service_at_the_National_War_Memorial_-_Flickr_-_NZ_Defence_Force_%2813%29.jpg/420px-ANZAC_Day_service_at_the_National_War_Memorial_-_Flickr_-_NZ_Defence_Force_%2813%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/ANZAC_Day_service_at_the_National_War_Memorial_-_Flickr_-_NZ_Defence_Force_%2813%29.jpg/560px-ANZAC_Day_service_at_the_National_War_Memorial_-_Flickr_-_NZ_Defence_Force_%2813%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3605" data-file-height="2403" /></a><figcaption>English (left) at a 2011 <a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day" title="Anzac Day">Anzac Day</a> service in Wellington, alongside then-Governor-General <a href="/wiki/Anand_Satyanand" title="Anand Satyanand">Sir Anand Satyanand</a> (centre)</figcaption></figure> <p>English met his future wife, Mary Scanlon, at university. She was studying medicine at the time, and became a <a href="/wiki/General_practitioner" title="General practitioner">general practitioner</a>. Both her parents were immigrants, her father being Samoan and her mother Italian, born on the island of <a href="/wiki/Stromboli" title="Stromboli">Stromboli</a>. They have six children: a daughter and five sons.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>English is a practising <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-EleanorAingeRoy_84-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EleanorAingeRoy-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but has stated that he considers his religious beliefs personal and thus separate from politics.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2002, English took part in <a href="/wiki/TV3_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="TV3 (New Zealand)">TV3's</a> <i>Fight For Life</i>, a celebrity <a href="/wiki/Boxing" title="Boxing">boxing</a> fundraiser to raise money for the Yellow Ribbon anti-youth-suicide campaign, influenced by the death of a teenage nephew in 1997. He lost a split decision to former university colleague Ted Clarke.<sup id="cite_ref-NZ_Herald_2045619_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ_Herald_2045619-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2018_Birthday_Honours_(New_Zealand)" title="2018 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)">2018 Queen's Birthday Honours</a>, English was appointed a <a href="/wiki/Knight_Companion_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit">Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit</a>, for services of over 27 years to the State.<sup 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 October</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Bill+English+rolls+out+family+for+election+campaign&rft.date=2017-08-27&rft.aulast=Burr&rft.aufirst=Lloyd&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newshub.co.nz%2Fhome%2Felection%2F2017%2F08%2Fbill-english-rolls-out-family-for-election-campaign.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+English" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-97"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-97">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJames2006" class="citation news cs1">James, Colin (2 December 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120210184023/http://www.synapsis.co.nz/herald/Herald_2006/Heraldxtra_English_06Dec02.htm">"Bill English conservative: a 2000s update"</a>. New Zealand Herald Weekend Review. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.synapsis.co.nz/herald/Herald_2006/Heraldxtra_English_06Dec02.htm">the original</a> on 10 February 2012. <q>English doesn't talk easily about his faith. It is personal and the personal and the political are separate, he says.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Bill+English+conservative%3A+a+2000s+update&rft.date=2006-12-02&rft.aulast=James&rft.aufirst=Colin&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.synapsis.co.nz%2Fherald%2FHerald_2006%2FHeraldxtra_English_06Dec02.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+English" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NZ_Herald_2045619-98"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NZ_Herald_2045619_98-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=2045619">"Bill English goes back to rolling with the punches"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Zealand_Herald" title="The New Zealand Herald">The New Zealand Herald</a></i>. 8 June 2002<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 September</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+New+Zealand+Herald&rft.atitle=Bill+English+goes+back+to+rolling+with+the+punches&rft.date=2002-06-08&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fnz%2Fnews%2Farticle.cfm%3Fc_id%3D1%26objectid%3D2045619&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+English" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-99"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-99">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/queens-birthday-honours-list-2018">"Queen's Birthday honours list 2018"</a>. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 June</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Queen%27s+Birthday+honours+list+2018&rft.pub=Department+of+the+Prime+Minister+and+Cabinet&rft.date=2018-06-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dpmc.govt.nz%2Fpublications%2Fqueens-birthday-honours-list-2018&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABill+English" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_English&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1130092004">.mw-parser-output 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data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></span><span class="sister-bar-link"><b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bill_English" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Bill English">Media</a></b> from Commons</span></li><li class="sister-bar-item"><span class="sister-bar-logo"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/21px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/32px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/42px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="590" /></span></span></span><span class="sister-bar-link"><b><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4384608" class="extiw" title="d:Q4384608">Data</a></b> from Wikidata</span></li></ul></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140827133006/https://www.national.org.nz/team/mps/detail/bill.english">Profile</a> at National Party</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/mpp/mps/current/51MP321/english-bill">Profile</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160410110119/http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/mpp/mps/current/51MP321/english-bill">Archived</a> 10 April 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> on Parliament.nz</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/bill-english">Releases and speeches</a> at Beehive.govt.nz</li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">New Zealand Parliament</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Angus" title="Derek Angus">Derek Angus</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of Parliament<br />for <a href="/wiki/Wallace_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wallace (New Zealand electorate)">Wallace</a> </b><br />1990–1996 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;"><b>Constituency abolished </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b>New constituency</b> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of Parliament<br />for <a href="/wiki/Clutha-Southland" title="Clutha-Southland">Clutha-Southland</a> </b><br />1996–2014 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Barclay" title="Todd Barclay">Todd Barclay</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Shipley" title="Jenny Shipley">Jenny Shipley</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Health (New Zealand)">Minister of Health</a> </b><br />1996–1999 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Creech" title="Wyatt Creech">Wyatt Creech</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="2">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Birch" title="Bill Birch">Bill Birch</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Finance (New Zealand)">Minister of Finance</a> </b><br />1999 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Birch" title="Bill Birch">Bill Birch</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Treasury" title="New Zealand Treasury">Treasurer of New Zealand</a> </b><br />1999 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cullen_(politician)" title="Michael Cullen (politician)">Michael Cullen</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Shipley" title="Jenny Shipley">Jenny Shipley</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)">Leader of the Opposition</a> </b><br />2001–2003 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Don_Brash" title="Don Brash">Don Brash</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="2">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cullen_(politician)" title="Michael Cullen (politician)">Michael Cullen</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand">Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand</a> </b><br />2008–2016 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Paula_Bennett" title="Paula Bennett">Paula Bennett</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(New_Zealand)" title="Minister of Finance (New Zealand)">Minister of Finance</a> </b><br />2008–2016 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Joyce" title="Steven Joyce">Steven Joyce</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="2"><b>New office</b> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Infrastructure_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Infrastructure (New Zealand)">Minister of Infrastructure</a> </b><br />2008–2011 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;"><b>Position abolished </b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Minister for the <a href="/wiki/Housing_New_Zealand_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Housing New Zealand Corporation">Housing New Zealand Corporation</a> </b><br />2014–2016 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Amy_Adams_(politician)" title="Amy Adams (politician)">Amy Adams</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="2">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand" title="Prime Minister of New Zealand">Prime Minister of New Zealand</a> </b><br />2016–2017 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="2">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern" title="Jacinda Ardern">Jacinda Ardern</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_National_Security_and_Intelligence_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of National Security and Intelligence (New Zealand)">Minister of National Security and Intelligence</a> </b><br />2016–2017 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern" title="Jacinda Ardern">Jacinda Ardern</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)">Leader of the Opposition</a> </b><br />2017–2018 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Bridges" title="Simon Bridges">Simon Bridges</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;">Party political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Wyatt_Creech" title="Wyatt Creech">Wyatt Creech</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Deputy Leader of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> </b><br />2001 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Roger_Sowry" title="Roger Sowry">Roger Sowry</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Shipley" title="Jenny Shipley">Jenny Shipley</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Leader of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> </b><br />2001–2003 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Don_Brash" title="Don Brash">Don Brash</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Deputy Leader of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> </b><br />2006–2016 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Paula_Bennett" title="Paula Bennett">Paula Bennett</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Leader of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party" title="New Zealand National Party">National Party</a> </b><br />2016–2018 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Bridges" title="Simon Bridges">Simon Bridges</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFF157;">Honorary 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title="Georgina te Heuheu">Georgina te Heuheu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Heatley" title="Phil Heatley">Phil Heatley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Wilkinson_(politician)" title="Kate Wilkinson (politician)">Kate Wilkinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hekia_Parata" title="Hekia Parata">Hekia Parata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Guy" title="Nathan Guy">Nathan Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Coleman_(politician)" title="Jonathan Coleman (politician)">Jonathan Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pansy_Wong" title="Pansy Wong">Pansy Wong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Adams_(politician)" title="Amy Adams (politician)">Amy Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Foss" title="Craig Foss">Craig Foss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikki_Kaye" title="Nikki Kaye">Nikki Kaye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_McClay" title="Todd McClay">Todd McClay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Lotu-Iiga" title="Sam Lotu-Iiga">Sam Lotu-Iiga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Barry" title="Maggie Barry">Maggie Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Goldsmith_(politician)" title="Paul Goldsmith (politician)">Paul Goldsmith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_Upston" title="Louise Upston">Louise Upston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Ngaro" title="Alfred Ngaro">Alfred Ngaro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Mitchell_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Mark Mitchell (New Zealand politician)">Mark Mitchell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-<br />Cabinet</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National Party</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Williamson" title="Maurice Williamson">Maurice Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Worth" title="Richard Worth">Richard Worth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Goodhew" title="Jo Goodhew">Jo Goodhew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester_Borrows" title="Chester Borrows">Chester Borrows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicky_Wagner" title="Nicky Wagner">Nicky Wagner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacqui_Dean" title="Jacqui Dean">Jacqui Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Bennett_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="David Bennett (New Zealand politician)">David Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Macindoe" title="Tim Macindoe">Tim Macindoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Simpson_(politician)" title="Scott Simpson (politician)">Scott Simpson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">ACT</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Hide" title="Rodney Hide">Rodney Hide</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Roy" title="Heather Roy">Heather Roy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Boscawen" title="John Boscawen">John Boscawen</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Banks_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="John Banks (New Zealand politician)">John Banks</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">United Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_Dunne" title="Peter Dunne">Peter Dunne</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Māori Party</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Tariana_Turia" title="Tariana Turia">Tariana Turia</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Pita_Sharples" title="Pita Sharples">Pita Sharples</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Te_Ururoa_Flavell" title="Te Ururoa Flavell">Te Ururoa Flavell</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Parliamentary <br /> leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockwood_Smith" title="Lockwood Smith">Lockwood Smith</a> <i>(2008–2013)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Carter_(politician)" title="David Carter (politician)">David Carter</a> <i>(2013–2017)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_House_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the House (New Zealand)">Leader of the House</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a> <i>(2008–2017)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Bridges" title="Simon Bridges">Simon Bridges</a> <i>(2017)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Chief Government Whip</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Guy" title="Nathan Guy">Nathan Guy</a> <i>(2008–2009)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Tremain" title="Chris Tremain">Chris Tremain</a> <i>(2009–2011)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Woodhouse" title="Michael Woodhouse">Michael Woodhouse</a> <i>(2011–2013)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_Upston" title="Louise Upston">Louise Upston</a> <i>(2013–2014)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Macindoe" title="Tim Macindoe">Tim Macindoe</a> <i>(2014–2017)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jami-Lee_Ross" title="Jami-Lee Ross">Jami-Lee Ross</a> <i>(2017)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_New_Zealand" title="Elections in New Zealand">Elections</a> <br /> <i>(<a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament" title="New Zealand Parliament">parliaments</a>)</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2008 New Zealand general election">2008</a> <i>(<a href="/wiki/49th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="49th New Zealand Parliament">49th</a>)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2011 New Zealand general election">2011</a> <i>(<a href="/wiki/50th_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="50th New Zealand Parliament">50th</a>)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2014 New Zealand general election">2014</a> <i>(<a href="/wiki/51st_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="51st New Zealand Parliament">51st</a>)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_general_election" title="2017 New Zealand general election">2017</a> <small>(defeated)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Significant <br /> policies <br /> and events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_New_Zealand_asset_sales_referendum" title="2013 New Zealand asset sales referendum">Partial privatisation of state-owned enterprises</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ultra-Fast_Broadband" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultra-Fast Broadband">Ultra-Fast Broadband</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%932016_New_Zealand_flag_referendums" title="2015–2016 New Zealand flag referendums">Flag referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Financial_crisis_of_2007%E2%80%932008" class="mw-redirect" title="Financial crisis of 2007–2008">Financial crisis of 2007–2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Canterbury_earthquake" title="2010 Canterbury earthquake">2010</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2011 Christchurch earthquake">2011 earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Auckland_Council" title="Auckland Council">Creation of Auckland Super-City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pike_River_Mine_disaster" title="Pike River Mine disaster">Pike River Mine disaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marriage_(Definition_of_Marriage)_Amendment_Act_2013" title="Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013">Legalisation of same-sex marriage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011 Rugby World Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Cricket_World_Cup" title="2015 Cricket World Cup">2015 Cricket World Cup</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other offices</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">Governor-General</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anand_Satyanand" title="Anand Satyanand">Sir Anand Satyanand</a> <i>(2008–2011)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Mateparae" title="Jerry Mateparae">Sir Jerry Mateparae</a> <i>(2011–2016)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patsy_Reddy" title="Patsy Reddy">Dame Patsy Reddy</a> <i>(2016–2017)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_New_Zealand" title="Chief Justice of New Zealand">Chief Justice</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sian_Elias" title="Sian Elias">Dame Sian Elias</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(New_Zealand)" title="Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)">Leader of the Opposition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Goff" title="Phil Goff">Phil Goff</a> <i>(2008–2011)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Shearer" title="David Shearer">David Shearer</a> <i>(2011–2013)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Cunliffe" title="David Cunliffe">David Cunliffe</a> <i>(2013–2014)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Little_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Andrew Little (New Zealand politician)">Andrew Little</a> <i>(2014–2017)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacinda_Ardern" title="Jacinda Ardern">Jacinda Ardern</a> <i>(2017)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><i><b>2008–2017</b></i></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Labour_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand"> ← Fifth Labour Government </a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sixth_Labour_Government_of_New_Zealand" title="Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand"> Sixth Labour Government → </a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Hamilton" title="Adam Hamilton">Adam Hamilton</a> (1936–1940)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Holland" title="Sidney Holland">Sidney Holland</a></b> (1940–1957)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Keith_Holyoake" title="Keith Holyoake">Keith Holyoake</a></b> (1957–1972)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Jack_Marshall" title="Jack Marshall">Jack Marshall</a></b> (1972–1974)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Muldoon" title="Robert Muldoon">Robert Muldoon</a></b> (1974–1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McLay" title="Jim McLay">Jim McLay</a> (1984–1986)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Jim_Bolger" title="Jim Bolger">Jim Bolger</a></b> (1986–1997)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Jenny_Shipley" title="Jenny Shipley">Jenny Shipley</a></b> (1997–2001)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bill English</a> (2001–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Brash" title="Don Brash">Don Brash</a> (2003–2006)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Key" title="John Key">John Key</a></b> (2006–2016)</li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bill English</a></b> (2016–2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Bridges" title="Simon Bridges">Simon Bridges</a> (2018–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Todd_Muller" title="Todd Muller">Todd Muller</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judith_Collins" title="Judith Collins">Judith Collins</a> (2020–2021)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Luxon" title="Christopher Luxon">Christopher Luxon</a></b> (2021–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00529F; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_National_Party#Party_Presidents" title="New Zealand National Party"><span style="color:white;">Party presidents</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Sir George Wilson</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Weston" title="Claude Weston">Claude Weston</a></li> <li>Alex Gordon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilfrid_Sim" title="Wilfrid Sim">Sir Wilfrid Sim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_McKenzie" title="Alex McKenzie">Sir Alex McKenzie</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jack_Meadowcroft&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jack Meadowcroft (page does not exist)">Jack Meadowcroft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Holt" title="Ned Holt">Ned Holt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Chapman_(party_president)" title="George Chapman (party president)">Sir George Chapman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sue_Wood" title="Sue Wood">Sue Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neville_Young" title="Neville Young">Neville Young</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Collinge" title="John Collinge">John Collinge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Tisch" title="Lindsay Tisch">Lindsay Tisch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Thompson_(politician)" title="Geoff Thompson (politician)">Geoff Thompson</a></li> <li>John Slater</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Boag" title="Michelle Boag">Michelle Boag</a></li> <li>Judy Kirk</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Goodfellow_(politician)" title="Peter Goodfellow (politician)">Peter Goodfellow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Wood" title="Sylvia Wood">Sylvia Wood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#00529F; color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/53rd_New_Zealand_Parliament" title="53rd New Zealand Parliament"><span style="color:white;">Current members of parliament</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Names without electorates are list MPs</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Luxon" title="Christopher Luxon">Christopher Luxon</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Botany_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Botany (New Zealand electorate)">Botany</a>)</span></dd> <dt>Deputy leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Willis" title="Nicola Willis">Nicola Willis</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Miles_Anderson_(politician)" title="Miles Anderson (politician)">Miles Anderson</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Waitaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waitaki (New Zealand electorate)">Waitaki</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Bates" title="Carl Bates">Carl Bates</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Whanganui_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Whanganui (New Zealand electorate)">Whanganui</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bayly" title="Andrew Bayly">Andrew Bayly</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Port_Waikato_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Port Waikato (New Zealand electorate)">Port Waikato</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Bidois" title="Dan Bidois">Dan Bidois</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Northcote_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Northcote (New Zealand electorate)">Northcote</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bishop" title="Chris Bishop">Chris Bishop</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Hutt_South" title="Hutt South">Hutt South</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Brewer" title="Cameron Brewer">Cameron Brewer</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Upper_Harbour_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Upper Harbour (New Zealand electorate)">Upper Harbour</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simeon_Brown" title="Simeon Brown">Simeon Brown</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Pakuranga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Pakuranga (New Zealand electorate)">Pakuranga</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Brownlee" title="Gerry Brownlee">Gerry Brownlee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Butterick" title="Mike Butterick">Mike Butterick</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Wairarapa_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Wairarapa (New Zealand electorate)">Wairarapa</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamish_Campbell" title="Hamish Campbell">Hamish Campbell</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Ilam_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ilam (New Zealand electorate)">Ilam</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Cheung" title="Carlos Cheung">Carlos Cheung</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Mount_Roskill_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Mount Roskill (New Zealand electorate)">Mount Roskill</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judith_Collins" title="Judith Collins">Judith Collins</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Papakura_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Papakura (New Zealand electorate)">Papakura</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Costley" title="Tim Costley">Tim Costley</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ctaki_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Ōtaki (New Zealand electorate)">Ōtaki</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Doocey" title="Matt Doocey">Matt Doocey</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Waimakariri_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Waimakariri (New Zealand electorate)">Waimakariri</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Fleming_(politician)" title="Greg Fleming (politician)">Greg Fleming</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Maungakiekie_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Maungakiekie (New Zealand electorate)">Maungakiekie</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paulo_Garcia_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Paulo Garcia (New Zealand politician)">Paulo Garcia</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/New_Lynn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="New Lynn (New Zealand electorate)">New Lynn</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Goldsmith_(politician)" title="Paul Goldsmith (politician)">Paul Goldsmith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Grigg" title="Nicola Grigg">Nicola Grigg</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Selwyn_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Selwyn (New Zealand electorate)">Selwyn</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Hamilton_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Ryan Hamilton (New Zealand politician)">Ryan Hamilton</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Hamilton_East_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Hamilton East (New Zealand electorate)">Hamilton East</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dana_Kirkpatrick" title="Dana Kirkpatrick">Dana Kirkpatrick</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/East_Coast_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="East Coast (New Zealand electorate)">East Coast</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Kuriger" title="Barbara Kuriger">Barbara Kuriger</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Taranaki-King_Country" 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title="Shane Reti">Shane Reti</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Whang%C4%81rei_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Whangārei (New Zealand electorate)">Whangārei</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Rutherford" title="Tom Rutherford">Tom Rutherford</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Plenty_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Bay of Plenty (New Zealand electorate)">Bay of Plenty</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penny_Simmonds" title="Penny Simmonds">Penny Simmonds</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Invercargill_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Invercargill (New Zealand electorate)">Invercargill</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Simpson_(politician)" title="Scott Simpson (politician)">Scott Simpson</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Coromandel_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Coromandel (New Zealand electorate)">Coromandel</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Smith_(politician)" title="Stuart Smith (politician)">Stuart Smith</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Kaik%C5%8Dura_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Kaikōura (New Zealand electorate)">Kaikōura</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erica_Stanford" title="Erica Stanford">Erica Stanford</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Bays_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="East Coast Bays (New Zealand electorate)">East Coast Bays</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Uffindell" title="Sam Uffindell">Sam Uffindell</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Tauranga_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Tauranga (New Zealand electorate)">Tauranga</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_Upston" title="Louise Upston">Louise Upston</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Taup%C5%8D_(New_Zealand_electorate)" title="Taupō (New Zealand electorate)">Taupō</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_van_de_Molen" title="Tim van de Molen">Tim van de Molen</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a 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