| The Honourable Dr Wayne Mapp MP |
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| Wayne Mapp at his office in Wellington in February 2010 | |
| 36th Minister of Defence | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – November 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Phil Goff |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Coleman |
| Minister of Research, Science and Technology | |
| In office 19 November 2008 – November 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | John Key |
| Preceded by | Pete Hodgson |
| Succeeded by | Steven Joyce |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for North Shore |
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| In office 1996 – November 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Bruce Cliffe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 Te Kopuru, Northland |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Denise Henare[1] |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Website | http://www.waynemapp.co.nz/ |
Wayne Daniel Mapp[2] (born 1952) is a New Zealand politician, who represented the National Party in the New Zealand Parliament. He served as the MP for the North Shore electorate from the 1996 elections until his retirement in late 2011. Before entering politics, he lectured in commercial law at University of Auckland.
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He gained his LLB (Hon) at University of Auckland. This was followed by his LLM from University of Toronto and his PhD in International Law from Cambridge University.
He served as a Major in 3rd Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly's Own) and Northland Regiment Royal New Zealand Territorial Army, specialising in military intelligence and infantry.
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| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1996–1999 | 46th | North Shore | 58 | National |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | North Shore | 33 | National |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | North Shore | 7 | National |
| 2005–2008 | 48th | North Shore | 14 | National |
| 2008–2011 | 49th | North Shore | 13 | National |
Mapp was elected MP for the North Shore seat at the 1996 general election.
On October 26, 2005, National Party leader Don Brash appointed 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. Brash ranked him 14th within the National Party caucus. Following the election of John Key as the National Party leader in November 2006, Mapp became more prominent within the National Party caucus, narrowly missing out on a front-bench position in Parliament.
In a September 2003 house sitting, Mapp criticised the incumbent government's lack of support for the US-led invasion of Iraq. His comment pertained to New Zealand being "missing in action" in Iraq, John Key echoed support for his statements and this was used in Labour's election advertising in the 2008 New Zealand general election.[3]
Following National's victory in the 2008 general election, Mapp gained the Ministerial portfolios of Defence and Research, Science and Technology. He announced his impending retirement from parliament in 2011 on 15 December 2010.[1]