Mark Gosche

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The Honourable Vui Mark Gosche
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour party list
In office 1996 – 1999
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Maungakiekie
In office 1999 – 2008
Preceded by	Belinda Vernon
Succeeded by	Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga
Majority	2,512 (8.96%)^[1] 6,603 (25.51%)^[2] 6,450 (21.75%)^[3]
Personal details
Born	(1955-12-02) December 2, 1955 Auckland
Political party	Labour
↑ At 1999 election ↑ At 2002 election ↑ At 2005 election

Mark James Gosche (2 December 1955) is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party. He was born in Auckland to Samoan parents, and has been active in New Zealand's Pacific Islander community.

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
1996–1999	45th	List	5	Labour
1999–2002	46th	Maungakiekie	20	Labour
2002–2005	47th	Maungakiekie	10	Labour
2005–2008	48th	Maungakiekie	29	Labour

He was first elected to Parliament as a list MP in the 1996 elections, and has been MP for the Auckland seat of Maungakiekie since the 1999 elections. He has held a number of Cabinet posts, including Minister of Corrections, Minister of Housing, Minister of Transport, and Minister of Pacific Island Affairs. In May 2002, however, he resigned all his ministerial roles due to the serious illness of his wife, who had suffered a brain haemorrhage. In April 2007 he was bestowed with the Samoan matai title Vui at his grandmother's village of Lano in Samoa.^[1] In the 2008 elections, Gosche retired from politics to spend more time with his family.^[2]

Later years

In 2009 he was nominated as a director on the New Zealand Rugby League board, being confirmed on the 27 June.^[3]^[4]

Gosche is currently employed by the Manukau Institute of Technology as External Relations Manager for MIT’s Pasifika Development office.^[5]

On 31 May 2011 Gosche was elected the Chairman of the Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation.^[6]

Gosche's term on the NZRL board ended in 2012 after he decided not reapply for the position.^[7]

References

↑
↑ "Gosche bows out as MP". Central Leader. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
↑ Carter chairman of new NZRL board Warriors.co.nz, 31 May 2009
↑ "League: Trio get nod for NZRL". The New Zealand Herald. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
↑ Former NZ Politician to Strengthen MIT Pasifika Relations Manukau Institute of Technology, 5 February 2009
↑ In Touch New Zealand Rugby League, June 2011. p.13.
↑ Appointments to NZRL Board rleague.com, 2 June 2012

New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by Belinda Vernon	Member of Parliament for Maungakiekie 1999 – 2008	Succeeded by Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga

v t e New Zealand Labour Party

Party leaders Names in bold served as prime minister of New Zealand	Harry Holland (1919–33) Michael Joseph Savage (1933–40) Peter Fraser (1940–50) Walter Nash (1950–63) Arnold Nordmeyer (1963–65) Norman Kirk (1965–74) Bill Rowling (1974–83) David Lange (1983–89) Geoffrey Palmer (1989–90) Mike Moore (1990–93) Helen Clark (1993–2008) Phil Goff (2008–2011) David Shearer (2011–2013) David Cunliffe (2013–present)

Party presidents	James McCombs (1916–17) Andrew Walker (1917–18) Tom Paul (1918–20) Frederick Cooke John Archer Jim Thorn Rex Mason Frank Langstone Walter Nash James Roberts Arnold Nordmeyer Michael Moohan Martyn Finlay Norman Kirk Bill Rowling Arthur Faulkner Jim Anderton Margaret Wilson Ruth Dyson Maryan Street Michael Hirschfeld Bob Harvey Mike Williams Andrew Little Moira Coatsworth

Current Members of Parliament Names without electorates are list MPs (List of former MPs)	Leader: David Cunliffe (New Lynn) Deputy Leader: David Parker Jacinda Ardern Carol Beaumont David Clark (Dunedin North) Clayton Cosgrove Clare Curran (Dunedin South) Ruth Dyson (Port Hills) Kris Faafoi (Mana) Darien Fenton Phil Goff (Mount Roskill) Chris Hipkins (Rimutaka) Raymond Huo Shane Jones Annette King (Rongotai) Iain Lees-Galloway (Palmerston North) Andrew Little Moana Mackey Nanaia Mahuta (Hauraki-Waikato) Trevor Mallard (Hutt South) Sue Moroney Damien O'Connor (West Coast-Tasman) Rajen Prasad Grant Robertson (Wellington Central) Ross Robertson (Manukau East) David Shearer (Mount Albert) Su'a William Sio (Māngere) Maryan Street Rino Tirikatene (Te Tai Tonga) Phil Twyford (Te Atatū) Louisa Wall (Manurewa) Meka Whaitiri (Ikaroa-Rāwhiti) Poto Williams (Christchurch East) Megan Woods (Wigram)

Labour governments	First (1935–49) Second (1957–60) Third (1972–75) Fourth (1984–90) Fifth (1999–2008)

Labour opposition	Harry Holland Arnold Nordmeyer Goff Shearer Cunliffe

Leadership elections	2011 2013

Persondata
Name	Gosche, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	New Zealand politician
Date of birth	2 December 1955
Place of birth	Auckland
Date of death
Place of death

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