Paul Quinn (New Zealand)

Paul Quinn
Full name Bernard Paul Quinn
Occupation(s) Businessman/Director, Member of Parliament
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Loose Forward
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Marist St Pats, Wellington
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1976-1983 Wellington
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1977-1982 New Zealand Māori
Coaching career
Years Club / team
1987 Texas Rugby Union
Rugby union career

Bernard "Paul" Quinn is a New Zealand politician and a member of the National Party. He was elected into the 49th New Zealand Parliament in 2008 by way of the party list.[1]

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Early life

Mr Quinn has connections to the Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngāti Awa iwi and worked as a manager in the Department of Maori Affairs (now Te Puni Kōkiri) between 1979 and 1984.[2]

Mr Quinn is director and sole owner of "MOCOM LIMITED"[3] (formerly called "M COMMERCE LIMITED"), was a director of the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences from 1992-1998[4] and is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.

Rugby career

Mr Quinn played Rugby Union for the Wellington Rugby Football Union 1976-1983 (Captain 1981-1983) and for the New Zealand Māori rugby union team 1977-1982 (Captain 1980-1982). He was the Head Coach for the Texas Rugby Union in 1987. He is a former director of the New Zealand Rugby Union since April 2002.[2]

He also served as chairman of the New Zealand Maori Rugby Board.[5]

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate List Party
2008–2011 49th List 48 National

In 2010 Quinn's Electoral (Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners) Amendment Bill was drawn from the member's ballot.[6] The bill was declared to be inconsistent with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act.[7] The bill was passed into law in December 2010.[8]

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