Wayne Mapp

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Parliament	Electorate	List Position	Party
45th, 1996-1999	North Shore	58	National
46th, 1999-2002	North Shore	33	National
47th, 2002-2005	North Shore	7	National
48th, 2005-	North Shore	14	National

Wayne Daniel Mapp (1952 - ), a New Zealand politician, represents the National Party in the New Zealand Parliament. He has served as the MP for the North Shore electorate since the 1996 elections. Before entering politics, he lectured in commercial law at University of Auckland.

On October 26, 2005, National Party leader Don Brash appointed Wayne Mapp as the party's Political Correctness Eradicator, following a speech Mapp had given on the topic earlier that month.

Previously Mapp served as National's spokesperson for Industrial Relations and chaired the Caucus Policy Committee. He also sits on the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee and on the Privileges Select Committee. Brash ranked him 14th within the National Party caucus.

Following the election of John Key as the National Party leader in November 2006, Wayne Mapp became more prominent within the National Party caucus, narrowly missing out on a front-bench position in Parliament. He now holds the spokesperson-roles of "Auckland Issues" and "Defence".